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 …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Medicine by the Numbers
June 24, 2009
Rebecca Hall MD
50: The number of patients on >100mg/day of methadone needed to be screened with an EKG to detect 1 person with a QTc >500 ms
A recent review …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
June 22, 2009
Microbes and Molecules
Jon-Emile Kenny MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With the recent sensory overload regarding swine flu, I’ve spent considerable time pondering our immune system – and what …
Practicing Medicine in Rural America
June 20, 2009
Erin Ducharme MD
Part I. Tales from the barn
In the first of this three part series about life as a small town family physician, I introduce the doc (and rock band member) who spinal tapped my …
Myths and Realities: Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day?
June 18, 2009
Chau Che MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In an age when two thirds of adults are either overweight or obese and obesity rates in children continue to rise, would an intervention such as …
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Premature Coronary Artery Disease
June 17, 2009
Ishmeal Bradley MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Ms. W is a 35 yo woman with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosed 10 years ago. Her only medications are hydroxychloroquine and prednisone for …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
June 15, 2009
Aditya Matoo MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The New York Times was on our case again this week reminding us (meaning Americans) of our poor lifestyle habits. They reported that middle-aged Americans …
HotSpots: Evidence Based Patient Websites
June 13, 2009
Welcome to HotSpots. In this series, we highlight unique websites of interest to the medical profession. Feel free to make suggestions for sites that should be featured in this series by clicking the comment field or sending us an …