Welcome to Quick Thinking a new feature of Clinical Correlations. A case will be presented piece by piece to a faculty expert who will comment on their approach to the case as it unfolds. Differential diagnoses and diagnostic workups will form the basis …
Clinical Correlations
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First Direct Renin Inhibitor Approved for Hypertension
March 29, 2007
Commentary By: Josh Olstein, PGY-3
Earlier this month the FDA approved Tekturna (aliskiren) the first drug in a novel class of antihypertensives that work by directly inhibiting renin. While Novartis has yet to release pricing information, don’t expect to see this new …
The COURAGE Trial: PCI is not superior to medical therapy in patients with stable coronary disease
March 27, 2007
Commentary by Cara Litvin, PGY-3
The results of one of the more remarkable studies from the meeting of the American College of Cardiology were presented on Monday, along with the simultaneous early publishing of the study online in the New England Journal of Medicine. …
Notice: Med-Surg Conference Thursday 3/29 in the Saul Farber Auditorium, Bellevue Hospital
Our next med-surg conference is Thursday March 29 at 4:30pm. It will be comprised of two heated debates. The first will be a debate over the need for surgery in asymptomatic patients with a severe carotid artery stenosis featuring Greg Mints, MD and vascular …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
March 26, 2007
It seemed to be a slow week in the medical literature, but that will likely change as the 2007 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session is now underway. Theheart.org has an excellent summary about what to expect from the meetings. (free …
Morning Report-How Do You Approach a Patient with a Significant Transaminitis?
March 23, 2007
Consultant: Robert Raicht, MD Professor of Medicine, Chief Division of Gastroenterology
Clinical Vignette:
The patient is a 50 year old male with a past medical history notable for type II diabetes, hypertension and recently treated right foot cellulitis and c.difficile colitis who presented …
Conflicts of Interest
March 21, 2007
The debate about the ethically questionable relationship between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry opened up again this morning on the front page of the New York Times. Although the article is heavy on interview and anecdote and a little short on evidence, …
Will my breast cancer patient need adjuvant chemotherapy? Gene Micro array technology may help answer this question��
March 20, 2007
Commentary By Sandra D’Angelo, PGY-3
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women, second only to lung cancer as a leading cause of death from cancer. Experts state that approximately 210, 000 women will be diagnosed in 2006 …