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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Pay-for-Performance: The Future of Medicine?
September 26, 2007
Commentary by Sandeep Mangalmurti MD, JD PGY-2
“Pay-for performance” is the broadly encompassing term used to describe recent efforts to restructure physician compensation so that rewards are commensurate to performance. Initially limited to small …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
September 23, 2007
Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical Correlations
The sensation of déjà vu was likely very common this week. First, we experienced a flashback to 1994 when we saw OJ in handcuffs …