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Clinical Pharmacy Corner: How Do Sulfonylureas Work?
October 17, 2007Commentary by Helen Kourlas, PharmD and John Papadopoulas, PharmD, Pharmacology Section Editors
The sulfonylureas are members of a class of substituted arylsulfonylureas that have been used clinically since the 1950s. These agents are usually divided into two categories or generations. First generation agents include acetohexamide, chlorpropamide, tolazamide, and tolbutamide (the …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
October 15, 2007
Commentary by Sean Cavanaugh MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
Moving through the journals this week, it is all about primary care.
There was an interesting article for Primary Care MDs in this week’s …
Inpatient Diabetes Management: Case 4
October 11, 2007
Commentary by Mary Vouyiouklis MD, Fellow, and Ann Danoff MD, Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, NYU Medical Center
Welcome to Case 4 of our special diabetes series intended to highlight the essentials of …
Clinical Pathology Conference 10/12/07
October 10, 2007
Case presentation by Elizabeth Ross MD, Chief Resident
Welcome to the monthly posting of our NYU Department of Medicine’s Clinical Pathology Conference. Use the links below to review the case and the radiological findings. Our …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
October 9, 2007
Commentary by Josh Olstein MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
As a future gastroenterologist, I was drawn to a study in the October 4th edition of the New England Journal of Medicine that compared …
Why Does Hypertriglyceridemia Lead to Pancreatitis?
October 4, 2007
Commentary by Daniel Frenkel, PGY-2
Case: A 46 year old male with diabetes on oral hypoglycemic medications is admitted to the hospital with one day of constant epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and an inability to tolerate oral intake. You are …
Bedside Rounds: How Do You Diagnose and Treat Diabetic Neuropathy
October 3, 2007
Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most commonly encountered complications of diabetes mellitus. It is seen in up to …