Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical Correlations
It’s been easy to become distracted from medicine with all the other news going on this week. First Ike ravaged Texas and now Wall Street …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Clinical Pathology Conference 9/08
September 12, 2008
Case presentation by Sameer Dhalla MD, NYU Chief Resident
Welcome to the monthly posting of our NYU Department of Medicine’s Clinical Pathology Conference. Use the link below to review the case, followed by a slide presentation of the radiological findings. Feel …
Grand Rounds: “Bacterial Meningitis”
September 11, 2008
Commentary by Stephen Carpenter MD, PGY-2
Dr. Vincent Quagliarello, Professor of Medicine at Yale University, delivered his Medicine Grand Rounds lecture entitled “Bacterial Meningitis in Adults: Principles and Practice in 2008” on Wednesday, …
Perioperative Beta-blockade: Will POISE Change Management?
September 10, 2008
Commentary by Michael LoCurcio MD, Michael Janjigian MD and Michael C Brabeck MD, FACP, NYU Division of General Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular complications continue to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the perioperative …
Shortcuts- This Week in the Journals
September 8, 2008
Commentary by Sandeep Mangalmurti MD, JD, Health Care Policy Section Editor
As the summer of 2008 winds down, I hope everyone looks backward with fond memories. Last week was the Republican National Convention, …
Addiction 2.0 Part 2
September 4, 2008
Commentary by Joshua Lee MD, Ellie Grossman MD and Marc Gourevitch MD, NYU Division of General Internal Medicine
Please also see Part 1 of this series, posted last week
Alcohol treatment in primary care: evidence for …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
September 2, 2008
Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
In a week dominated by the politics of first, the Democratic National Convention, and later, Senator McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as the VP …
Case Presentation: Acute Rheumatic Fever
August 29, 2008
Commentary by Bani Chander MD, PGY-3. and Ben Bergman MD, PGY-3
Please also see last week’s Class Act Post on the pathogenesis of Rheumatic Heart Disease
A 34-year-old Hispanic male presents with the chief complaint …