By Laura McLaughlin
Peer Reviewed
In the United States, a third of people on dialysis for kidney failure are African American, yet this population comprises only 13% of the US population.1 The incidence of …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Are Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors the Answer?
January 15, 2020
By Jad Malas
Peer Reviewed
According to a 2016 American Heart Association (AHA) report, an estimated 5.7 million Americans over the age of twenty have heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure is expected to …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 1/13/20
January 13, 2020- Bellevue Hospital: What is the mechanism by which Hodgkin’s lymphoma causes hypercalcemia?
- NYU Brooklyn Hospital: Why do we need an ABG with co-oximetry to identify patients with carbon monoxide poisoning?
- VA Clinic: What prevents patients on SGLT2 inhibitors from becoming hypoglycemic?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
January 11, 2020
By Brandon Adelson, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 1/6/19
January 6, 2020- Bellevue Hospital: What is the appropriate anticoagulation for patients with antiphospholipid syndrome?
- VA Clinic: Are there any validated tools to help distinguish muscle symptoms related to statin use from other etiologies?
- Tisch/Kimmel: Is amiodarone safe in patients with WPW?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/23/19
December 23, 2019- VA Clinic: Does NSAID use increase the risk for progression of CKD?
- Gouverneur Clinic: How should familial hypercholesterolemia be managed during pregnancy?
- Bellevue Hospital: What is the best way to calculate the QTc interval?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
December 20, 2019
By Scott Schoninger, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an overwhelming endeavor given the …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/9/19
December 9, 2019- VA Clinic: What is the appropriate management of asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients undergoing pre-operative evaluation for joint arthroplasty?
- Bellevue Hospital: In patients with chronic inflammatory conditions, is there a ferritin level at which concurrent iron deficiency anemia can be excluded?
- Tisch/Kimmel: What is an expected degree of lactate elevation in acute alcohol intoxication?