Case Presentation By: Kartikya Ahuja, Chief Resident
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Clinical Pharmacy Corner: Sulfonamide Allergy and Cross-Reactivity
July 26, 2007Commentary 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 …
X-Ray Visions: Update on Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis and Gadolinium Contrast MRI
July 24, 2007
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. …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
July 23, 2007
Commentary by Michael Poles MD, Associate Editor Clinical Correlations
Let’s start with a plea to counsel our patients, family members and friends to undergo colorectal cancer screening as it was reported yesterday that President Bush had 5 …
Clinical Question: How do you manage plantar fasciitis?
July 19, 2007
Commentary by Cathy Cruise, M.D. Director Department of Veterans Affairs Care Coordinator, Chair Rehabilitation Council
Case: A 25 year old woman with no significant past medical history presents to walk-in clinic complaining of several days of right heel pain. …
Class Act: Is there evidence to support chiropractic care of low back pain?
July 18, 2007
Welcome to Class Act, a new feature of Clinical Correlations. Class act will feature posts written by NYU 3rd and 4th year medical students. These posts will focus on evidenced based answers to clinical questions related …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
July 16, 2007
Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
This week we focus on breast cancer and the outcome associated with hereditary factors and controversies surrounding the seemingly uncontroversial annual physical exam
This week’s New England Journal of …
CPC 7/20/07
July 13, 2007
Case Presentation By: Kartikya Ahuja, 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 radiological findings. Our faculty and medical students will be attempting …