By Ellen Yin
Peer Reviewed
Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, with melanoma estimated to cause more than 80% of skin cancer deaths,1 and …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 8/23/21
August 23, 2021- Â NYU Brooklyn:Â What is the association between NSAID use and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flare?
- Â Tisch Inpatient:Â Is gadolinium-based contrast safe to administer in kidney disease?
- Â Bellevue Inpatient:Â In patients admitted for syncope workup, what is the yield of the typical diagnostic workup (EKG, bloodwork)?
Evidence-Based Practice: How Do I Treat my Patient’s Non-Specific Low Back Pain?
August 18, 2021
By Elyse Berlinberg
Peer Reviewed
It is a quiet afternoon at the Primary Care Clinic, so you decide to open MyChart to catch up on your messages. You come across a message from a patient …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner- 8/16/2021
August 16, 2021- Â NYU Brooklyn:Â In patients with severe acute kidney injury, when should renal replacement therapy be initiated?
- Â Tisch Inpatient:Â Does chronic beta-blocker therapy affect lactate production in septic patients?
- Â Bellevue Inpatient:Â Do reversal agents improve outcomes for DOAC-related severe bleeding?
CHIEFS’ INQUIRY CORNER — 8/9/2021
August 9, 2021- Â NYU Brooklyn:Â How does long-term use of metformin contribute to vitamin B12 deficiency?
- Â VA Outpatient:Â Does metformin decrease the risk of some types of skin cancer?
- Â Bellevue Inpatient: Do proton pump inhibitors affect glycemic control and/or risk of incident diabetes?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 6, 2021
By Michael Shen, MD PhD
Peer ReviewedÂ
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an overwhelming …
Kratom: A Summary for the Primary Care Physician
August 5, 2021
By Lee Brake
Peer Reviewed
Kratom (pronounced KRAY-tum) is a product derived from the crushed and dried leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa plant species endemic to Southeast Asia.1 It has been increasingly used …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 8/2/2021
August 2, 2021- Â NYU Brooklyn: How does leucovorin reverse methotrexate toxicity?
- Â Bellevue Outpatient: Should patients who received the Zostavax vaccine in the past still get Shingrix?
- Â Bellevue Inpatient: In evaluating patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP), should lab tests be sent to attempt to determine a specific etiology? Specifically, how do we use tests such as Mycoplasma PCR vs IgG/IgM?