Commentary by Vlad Fridman MD, PGY-3
Futility is a topic which has been debated since the beginning of modern medicine. In Hippocratic times, medical practitioners were called upon to serve three purposes: cure, …
Commentary by Vlad Fridman MD, PGY-3
Futility is a topic which has been debated since the beginning of modern medicine. In Hippocratic times, medical practitioners were called upon to serve three purposes: cure, …
Diseases 2.0 – Bringing you the latest updates on disease pathophysiology and treatment
Commentary by Aaron Lord MD, PGY-1
A 39 year-old woman awakes one morning and notices that the left side of her …
Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
There were many medical stories in the news last week that seemed relevant and worthy of a spot in this week’s ShortCuts. First, …
Commentary by Carrie Mahowald MD
Case: GS, a 65 year old man with only a history of severe OA, is seen in pre-op clinic for medical clearance before his hip replacement. On his pre-op x-ray, …
Last November, thousands of eager hepatologists descended on Boston to attend the AASLD Liver Meeting. While there was an enormous amount of hepatology information presented, one intrepid GI fellow, Ponni Perumalswami MD, has compiled a few …
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY2
This week’s Grand Rounds was delivered by Dr. Gerald Shulman, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P. Professor of Internal Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Physiology and Investigator at the Howard …
Commentary by Danise Schiliro-Chuang MD, NYU Chief Resident
Hello and welcome to this week’s shortcuts. Let’s jump right to what’s new in the journals.
Two large, multicenter, randomized controlled studies published in the February 13 …
Commentary by Kristin Remus MD, PGY-3, and Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
The purpose of the physical diagnosis series is to review the origins, pathophysiology and actual techniques of common physical diagnoses. Our hopes are to renew interest in an area of medicine that is …