Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical Correlations
We are proud to announce that our editor-in-chief, Neil Shapiro MD, has been selected by ACP Hospitalist as a Top Hospitalist for his work to establish and maintain Clinical …
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Breaking News: The Jupiter Trial
November 12, 2008
Commentary by Ilana Bragin MD, PGY-3
This week online in the NEJM, the results of a trial known as Jupiter were presented in an article that will likely change the way we approach cardiovascular health protection. The …
ShortCuts- This Week in the Journals
November 10, 2008
Commentary by Erin E. Ducharme MD, PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Daylight Saving time Saving Nobody: In addition to long known effects including confusion and annoyance, new research suggests turning the clock back …
Mystery Quiz- The Answer
November 8, 2008Posted by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The answer to the mystery quiz is heart failure. The CXR shows bibasilar opacities with hilar fullness on the right. The CT images are remarkable for bilateral effusions, with dependent opacities that increase in density along the anterior-posterior axis. The lung …
Grand Rounds: “A New Mechanism of Platelet Thrombus Regulation Induced by ADAMTS-18: Clinical Implications”
November 6, 2008
Commentary by Yelena Kopyltsova MD, PGY-2
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.
Last week’s grand rounds speaker was Simon Karpatkin MD, NYU Professor of Medicine & Director of the NYU Division of Hematology. In the 80s, multiple cases of …
ShortCuts- This Week in the Journals
November 4, 2008
Commentary by Elizabeth Sedlis, MD PGY-2
Reviewed by Judith Brenner, MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
This past week was filled with heart racing mid-fall traditions which brought New Yorkers out to the streets …
Mystery Quiz
October 30, 2008Posted by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is a 61 year old man with a history of diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and poorly controlled hypertension on five medications who was in his usual state of health until three days prior to admission when he noted …
Grand Rounds: State of the Science: Current/Future Directions and Controversies in Health Literacy Research
October 29, 2008
Commentary by Rosemary Adamson MD, PGY-3
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.
The topic of medicine grand rounds this week, health literacy, seemed likely to be dear to the heart of any Bellevue …