Ely R. Felker
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The patient is a 52 year-old white male who presented to his internist for a routine examination. He …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Tales of Survival: Hot Air
August 20, 2009
Bellevue Hospital, the nation’s oldest public hospital and the heart of our residency program, provides unique and unforgettable training for new physicians. It is probably safe to say that every resident who trains at Bellevue graduates with a lifetime …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
August 17, 2009
Ivan Saraiva, MD
Faculty peer reviewed
This week’s edition of PrimeCuts will focus on an old friend, influenza, as well as a couple of other viruses. The novel swine-origin influenza …
Medicine by the Numbers
August 13, 2009
Elizabeth Gaines MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
$275.50: The cost of routine morning labs at Bellevue in 2008.
Every morning, I sit down with my sign-out and scrawl …
Class Act: How Do You Diagnose Polymyalgia Rheumatica?
August 12, 2009
Eve Wadsworth MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a condition that resembles several different disorders including osteoarthritis and can be difficult to diagnose. In addition to osteoarthritis, PMR …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
August 10, 2009
Jeff Mayne MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This weeks PrimeCuts focuses on vertebroplasty for vertebral compression fractures, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) misconceptions, and the efficacy of screening for intimate partner violence. Vertebroplasty is …
Myths and Realities: Does holding your breath really cure hiccups?
August 6, 2009
Cindy Mui MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hiccups, or singultus, are sudden, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm, which are terminated by abrupt closure of the glottis, producing their characteristic sound. Hiccups …
Evolution and Medicine: Practicing medicine with only half of biology?
August 5, 2009
Mark Schwartz MD
Why do we age? Why is congestive heart failure so common? Why do so many of us wear glasses? Why is there a menopause? Why must we sleep? …