Commentary by William Slater, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Divsion of Cardiology
The vast majority of patients with persistent AF can be rendered asymptomatic with AV nodal blocking drugs and don’t require ablation. Digitalis is …
Commentary by William Slater, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Divsion of Cardiology
The vast majority of patients with persistent AF can be rendered asymptomatic with AV nodal blocking drugs and don’t require ablation. Digitalis is …
Commentary by Timothy Wong, MD
A group of short articles focusing on the consequences and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) recently appeared in the July 7th issue of the Health section of the New …
Commentary by Bani Chander MD, PGY-2
Esophageal varices are a common complication of cirrhosis and approximately one-third of all cirrhotic patients with varices will develop a variceal bleed [1]. Each episode of variceal hemorrhage …
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY2
Modern day science has revealed to us the intricate relationships that thyroid hormones have with multiple systems of the human body. Many of today’s physicians find themselves checking patients’ thyroid …
Commentary by Henry Tran, MD
This week we will be highlighting a few articles examining risk factors for the development of obesity & the metabolic syndrome, a treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and hospital rankings.
Many people think that soft …
Case Presentation By: Kartikya Ahuja, Chief Resident
Please review the posting of last week’s CPC Case here.
When you’re ready you can download the CPC Answer here
Commentary By Susan Morey PharmD, Pharmacy Practice Resident
Approximately 3% of patients who use sulfonamide antibiotics develop an allergic reaction, with the most common being the development of a maculopapular rash. (1, 2, 3) Sulfonamides are chemical compounds which contain a SO2NH2 moiety and can be divided into 3 …
Commentary by Andrew Hardie MD, Body MRI Fellow, NYU Dept of Radiology
The recent discovery of a link between Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) and the administration of gadolinium contrast for MRI examinations has sent the imaging world scrambling. NSF …