Jon-Emile Kenny MD
Faculty peer reviewed
As the leading cause of death in the United States (1), cardiovascular disease enjoys much basic and clinical research. This week’s PrimeCuts will focus on recent inquiry and review …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
NYU in Haiti
January 24, 2010
In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, physicians, nurses, and staff at NYU Langone Medical Center came together to form the Haitian Effort and Relief Team (NYULMC HEART). On Friday, January 22, 2010, …
Dix-Hallpike Positive, No Red Flags, Now What?
January 23, 2010
The Proper Diagnosis and Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Carly Oboudiyat
Faculty peer reviewed
You finally have the “dizzy” patient whose eyes actually beat torsionally upwards when you …
Chief of Service Rounds: Should You Always Stop Anticoagulating a Bleeding Patient?
January 20, 2010
Chief-of-service rounds is a new feature of Clinical Correlations. Here we summarize Bellevue Hospital’s Chief of Service Rounds moderated by the Chief of Medicine, Nate Link, MD. This multidisciplinary bimonthly conference focuses on a …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
January 18, 2010
Megha Shah, MD
Facutly Peer Reviewed
As you sit down to read this week’s Primecuts, just take a few moments to think about those affected by the tradegy in Haiti. …
The Ethics of Electronic Health Records
January 15, 2010
John J. Mercuri
Faculty peer reviewed
Introduction
The 111th Congress allocated $19 billion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 toward the creation …
How Do You Advise the Balding Patient?
January 13, 2010
Sagar Mungekar
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The incidence of male pattern hair loss can reach almost 100% in some ethnic groups.1, 2 While treatment of the condition is usually deferred …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
January 11, 2010
Kathir Palanisamy MD
Faculty peer reviewed
With the recent Christmas day terrorist attack fresh in our memories, the New York Times published an article about some of the health risks of the proposed …