By Noah Rosenberg
Peer Reviewed
I walked back on a Friday afternoon from Bellevue Clinic and scrolled through my phone. One of my apps told me I had breathed in 1.4 cigarettes in pollution …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
January 31, 2020
By Pamela Boodram, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 1/27/20
January 27, 2020- NYU Brooklyn: Is IV iron safe to give in patients with active infection?
- Tisch/Kimmel: What is the effect of acute illness of CD4 count in patients with HIV?
- Bellevue Hospital: What is the mechanism of action of hydroxyurea?
Computer Vision Syndrome: A Growing Issue in a Digital World
January 22, 2020
By Stephanie E Wu, MD
Peer Reviewed
You are not the only one if you find your vision becomes blurry or your eyes get irritated after hours staring at a computer screen. These symptoms may be a sign of computer vision syndrome (CVS), …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
January 17, 2020
By Brianna Knoll, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This …
The Apolipoprotein L1 Gene: Parasites vs Proteinuria–An Evolutionary Tug of War
January 16, 2020
By Laura McLaughlin
Peer Reviewed
In the United States, a third of people on dialysis for kidney failure are African American, yet this population comprises only 13% of the US population.1 …
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Are Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors the Answer?
January 15, 2020
By Jad Malas
Peer Reviewed
According to a 2016 American Heart Association (AHA) report, an estimated 5.7 million Americans over the age of twenty have heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure is …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 1/13/20
January 13, 2020- Bellevue Hospital: What is the mechanism by which Hodgkin’s lymphoma causes hypercalcemia?
- NYU Brooklyn Hospital: Why do we need an ABG with co-oximetry to identify patients with carbon monoxide poisoning?
- VA Clinic: What prevents patients on SGLT2 inhibitors from becoming hypoglycemic?