Clinical Correlations

The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine


Recent Legionella Outbreak in the Bronx

Breaking News ID 5 min read

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Commentary by Elizabeth Hackett MD, PGY-3

On July 25th, 2007, the NYC Department of Health released an advisory requesting that all New York City physicians maintain a high index of suspicion for Legionnaires’ disease in patients presenting …

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ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals

PrimeCuts 3 min read

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There continues to be accumulating evidence of the beneficial effects of statin therapy.  Coming on the heels of the SPARCL trial, which demonstrated that high-dose atorvastatin reduces the incidence …

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Inpatient Diabetes Management: Case 2

Endocrine 2 min read

insulin.pngCommentary by Mary Vouyiouklis MD, Fellow, and Ann Danoff MD, Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, NYU Medical Center 

Welcome to Case 2 of our special diabetes series intended to highlight the essentials of …

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Clinical Pathology Conference 9/14/07

CPC 1 min read

Bellevue AmphitheaterCase presentation by Danise Schiliro-Chuang 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 …

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ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals

PrimeCuts 3 min read

bridge.jpgCommentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program

Anemia is very common in ICU patients, but whether to treat this anemia and prevent the need for transfusions is currently …

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An Update on Domestic Violence

purple-ribbon.jpgCommentary by Sean Cavanaugh MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations

Most doctors are aware that Domestic Violence, or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), is a serious health care issue, but the statistics are still startling …

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