Commentary by Zackary Berger MD PhD, PGY-2
A recent article in the New York Times publicized changes in Medicare subsidies. In the article’s own words, “Medicare will no longer pay the extra costs of …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
September 17, 2007
Commentary by Henry Tran, MD
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 …
Inpatient Diabetes Management: Case 2
September 14, 2007
Commentary 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 …
Tumor Lysis Syndrome and the Role of Urinary Alkalinization
September 13, 2007
Commentary by Bani Chander MD, PGY-2, and Sergio Obligado MD, Attending Physician, Nephrology
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is characterized by a group of metabolic abnormalities including hyperkalemia, hyperuricemia, and hyperphosphatemia with secondary hypocalcemia, …
Clinical Pathology Conference 9/14/07
September 11, 2007
Case 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 …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
September 10, 2007
Commentary 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 …
An Update on Domestic Violence
September 6, 2007
Commentary 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 …
Shortcuts-This Week in the Journals
September 5, 2007
Commentary by Michael Poles MD, Associate Editor Clinical Correlations
The latest estimates from the US Census Bureau suggest that the number of uninsured Americans has increased from 44.8 million in 2005 to roughly 47 million in 2006. This jump of …