Clinical Correlations

Inpatient Diabetes Management: Case 1

August 28, 2007

Endocrine 3 min read

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

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

ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals

August 27, 2007

PrimeCuts 3 min read

Commentary by Josh Olstein MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations

This week, the most popular health-care related story in the lay press was the news about Medicareâ€™s plan to no longer cover the additional …

The Discharge Summary: A Prerequisite for Quality Care

August 24, 2007

Healthcare Policy 3 min read

Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical Correlations

I frowned as my patient handed over some papers to me at a regularly scheduled follow-up clinic visit. For the second time in a row, …

X-Ray Visions: Mystery Quiz

August 22, 2007

Mystery Quiz Radiology 2 min read

AÂ 46 year old male with a past medicalÂ history of hypertension presents to the emergency room complaining ofÂ constant throbbingÂ epigastric pain for one day. HeÂ rates the pain as 7/10,Â with some radiation to his chest. He reports some mild nausea, but denies diarrhea or constipation.Â Â He does endorse a bloated sensation for the …

An Update on Multiple Sclerosis

August 21, 2007

Neuro 3 min read

Commentary by Jacqueline Friedman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology,Â Director, New York Region Veterans Administration Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence