Chris Tully MD
Faculty peer reviewed
What is the number of patients needed to prophylax to prevent an episode of venous thromboembolism in a hospitalized medical patient?
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What is Wellens’ Syndrome?
October 7, 2009Erin Ducharme MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Wellens’ syndrome refers to a pattern of ECG signs occurring during chest-pain free periods in patients with unstable angina, heralding critical, proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD) stenosis [1,2]. The eponym honors Dr. Hein J.J. Wellens who first described this …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
October 5, 2009
Rachana Jani MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As summer officially leaves us and fall sets in, the headlines understandably continue to focus on preventative medicine. Hopes of an H1N1 vaccine were …
Sleep, Memory, and Medical Students
October 2, 2009
Megan Mulligan
Faculty peer reviewed by Dr. David Rapoport
The role of sleep in memory formation is an intriguing topic that has garnered widespread interest among researchers in recent …
When Should You Obtain a Renal Biopsy? Indications, Risks, Follow-up and Value
September 30, 2009
Frederick Gandolfo MD
Faculty peer reviewed
At a recent conference on renal transplantation, the importance of early renal biopsy for the diagnosis of acute rejection was emphasized. As busy …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
September 28, 2009
Daria B. Crittenden MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
While health care reform is being hotly debated around the country, one aspect of reform on which most people can probably agree …
Ask-A-Librarian Column: What Exactly Do You Do? A Clinician’s Guide to the Medical Librarian
September 25, 2009
Jamie Graham
You may have seen us at clinical rounds, faculty council, or IRB sessions. You may have wondered why a medical librarian would be present outside the library. …
The Forgotten Influenza of 1918: When a Strong Immune System Becomes a Weakness
September 23, 2009
Emily Breidbart
Faculty peer reviewed
As the threat of the swine flu surfaced in early 2009, doctors and the media referenced the influenza of 1918. Also known as the Spanish flu, …