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 …
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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 …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
March 19, 2007
Welcome to ShortCuts, yet another new feature of Clinical Correlations. Every week we will post what we feelare the 5 most interesting articles from the news and literature with links. We’re not attempting to digest any of this for you or to be …
More Breaking News for the Glitazones…
March 15, 2007
Coming right on the heels of the recent warning from the FDA about the risk of fractures and Rosiglitazone, the FDA announced on March 9th that pioglitazone (Actos) has also been linked to an increased occurrence of arm, hand, and foot fractures among …
When Should You Order a Serum Fructosamine Level for a Diabetic Patient?
March 14, 2007
Commentary By: Christopher Johnson, MSIV and Glenn Matfin, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Divsion of Endocrinology
When was the last time you had a diabetic patient in clinic whose hemoglobin A1C was elevated, prompting you to modify their diabetic regimen? …
The Most Intriguing Medical Facts of 2006
March 13, 2007
Although it’s almost spring and the spate of “best of the year” lists are now long gone, I recently came across this list from the AMA news. It’s a summary of their most intriguing facts of 2006. It’s fascinating stuff. Some of the …