Barbara Porter, MD MPH Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU Medical Center
This week was marked by two historic summits: the annual Summit of the Americas, where leaders from the western hemisphere gathered to …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Clinical Questions: How do you dose argatroban?
April 16, 2009
Frederick Gandolfo, MD
Case: An 85 year-old woman admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and after a prolonged hospital course developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). She is currently …
Grand Rounds: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
April 15, 2009
Summary by Daniel Frenkel MD
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before grand rounds on the 1st of April.
In his grand rounds lecture on April 1st 2009, Dr. Fritz …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
April 13, 2009
Philip Formica MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
It is Easter weekend, and as children enjoy themselves on easter egg hunts, I await to feast with my family. However, in the meantime I …
Tales of Survival: The Newly Interned
April 10, 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 of stories about the experience. …
Grand Rounds: Purines, Alcohol, and Fatty Liver Disease
April 8, 2009
Commentary by Peter Shue MD, PGY-3
The medical grand rounds presentation on March 4, 2009 was delivered by a distinguished NYU faculty member and research investigator, Dr. Bruce Cronstein. Although his training and …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
April 6, 2009
Commentary by Rebecca Hall MD, PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
While President Obama and other world leaders met to discuss economic policy at the Global G20 summit in London, cardiologists from around the world …
Bedside to Bench: Clubbing Revisited
April 3, 2009Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For an internist, discovering a patient with clubbing is so rewarding since it appeals to the core of our profession, a profession which can often be very similar to that of a detective. The physical finding of …