Commentary by Muhammad Ghumman MD, PGY-3
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Clinical Case:
A 65 year old male with hypertension, iron deficiency anemia, and atrial fibrillation (not anticoagulated due to prior gastrointestinal bleed,) presents with new onset lower extremity edema, dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, and profound fatigue. Physical exam is significant for jugular venous …
Commentary by Steven Sedlis, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Cardiology Manhattan Veterans Administration Medical Center
The annual scientific session of the American Heart Association was held in New Orleans on November …
Commentary by Christopher Tully MD, PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With the holiday shopping season rapidly rising to its peak and winter weather finally beginning to take hold, take a break from the cold, chaotic …
Commentary by Denise Pate MD, PGY-1
The FDA released a 460 page document regarding the safety of long acting beta agonists (LABA) for the use of asthma, in addition to a two day advisory …
Commentary by Antonella Surbone MD PhD FACP, NYU Department of Medicine and Clinical Correlations Ethics Section Editor
On Tuesday December 9th 2008, leading global cancer organizations met in Atlanta to discuss the 2008 WHO World …
Commentary by Steven Giovannone MD, PGY-2
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.
This week’s Medical Grand Rounds was given by Dr. Steven McGee from the University of Washington School of Medicine, author of the …
Commentary by Daniel Fine MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Diabetic nephropathy is the most frequent cause of end-stage kidney disease in the United States, Europe and Japan. Large scale randomized controlled trials have shown that …
Commentary by Denise Pate MD, PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
These days, when patients are concerned about being able to afford keeping a roof over their head and food on their table, the cost of …