Marsha Laufer MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“Disruption, Disruption, Disruption.” This was the title of the plenary session at last week’s SGIM meeting in Miami, Florida. What does this mean? What image …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Class Act: Cardiac CT to Assess Coronary Artery Calcium
May 17, 2009
Matthew Nayor
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The patient: a 55 year old male nonsmoker with an HDL of 46, LDL of 120, triglycerides of 70, BP of 135/80 (on meds) and total cholesterol of 180. …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
May 11, 2009
Eunice Kang MD
Faculty peer reviewed
It seems that attention-grabbing headlines about swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) have finally ceased to dominate the news. On May 8, 2009 the New York …
Does Acetazolamide Prevent Altitude Sickness?
May 7, 2009
Seema Pursnani MD
Because your parents have designated you as the family doctor, your Uncle Joe calls to ask you if he should take this medication called Diamox before going trekking in the Himalayas. You …
Grand Rounds: The Role of Omega-3 fatty Acids in Rheumatoid Arthritis
May 6, 2009
Michael Owen MD
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before Grand Rounds on the 15th of April.
Grand rounds on April 15th was presented by Dr. Joel …
PrimeCuts-This Week in the Journals
May 4, 2009
Daewha Benjamin Hong, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
According to the New York Times, a genetic sequencing company called Knome is holding a charity auction on E-Bay with the winner to …
Mystery Quiz- The Answer
May 1, 2009Posted by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The answer to the mystery quiz is sarcoidosis. The CXR shows diffuse, bilateral infiltration with a predominantly nodular pattern. The pulmonary hila are also prominent. The CT image shows innumerable 2-3mm nodules, many of …
Should we treat asymptomatic autoimmune hepatitis?
April 30, 2009
Bani Chander MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive, inflammatory disease of the liver of unknown etiology and may progress to cirrhosis. While it is does have …