Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is a 39yo male followed in pulmonary clinic for chronic breathlessness and intermittent sputum production, sometimes blood tinged. Symptoms were first noted eleven years earlier at which time pulmonary function testing revealed mixed obstructive …
Christopher Tully MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Hello again Primecutters and welcome to another edition of your favorite weekly blog. Our fearless editor has allowed me a repeat performance of last …
Marisa Mizus
Faculty peer reviewed
Clopidogrel (Plavix) has been the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the past decade. Although it …
Christopher Tully MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Although the frequent rounds of snow hitting New York City and First Avenue (hopefully) seem to be coming to an end and the outside …
Laurel Geraghty
Faculty peer reviewed
Both stroke and heart attack require rapid treatment following the onset of symptoms to minimize morbidity and mortality, but few patients seek help in a …
Ishmeal Bradley MD
Faculty peer reviewed
As America enters Year Two of the current economic recession, unemployment and underemployment still remain incontrovertibly high. Not surprisingly, doctors, like other Americans, are …
John Cruz
Faculty peer reviewed
A number of studies have shown that zolpidem (Ambien), the most commonly prescribed sleep-inducing medication on the market, can produce uncontrollable nocturnal eating …
Emily Taylor, MD
Can your case of seasonal affective disorder be cured by a healthy dose of the Vancouver Olympics? A commentary in this week’s JAMA addressed the Winter Olympics as a prime …