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 diabetes …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
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 faculty …
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 CT …
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 concerned …
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 20% …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
October 2, 2007
Commentary by Danise Schiliro-Chuang MD, NYU Chief Resident
Let’s start on the theme of cardiovascular disease risk reduction, a topic making headlines this week. A September 28 New York Times article previews the release of …
Rifaximin: A useful drug for travelers’ diarrhea
September 28, 2007
Commentary by Sumathi Sivapalasingam MD, NYU Division of Infectious Diseases
Rifaximin is an oral semi-synthetic analog of rifampin which is essentially not absorbed (bioavailability <0.4%) making it useful for the treatment of intra-luminal intestinal …
Inpatient Diabetes Management: Case 3
September 27, 2007
Commentary by Mary Vouyiouklis MD, Fellow, and Ann Danoff MD, Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, NYU Medical Center
Welcome to Case 3 of our special diabetes series intended to highlight the essentials of …