By Kirsten Salline, 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 sheer …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Inpatient Diabetes: Is There a Role for Metformin?
October 10, 2019
By Jamie Oliver
Peer Reviewed
“Hold metformin, start sliding-scale insulin, diabetic diet, subcutaneous heparin.”
Just 10 words. For almost all admitted type 2 diabetics receiving metformin, this 10-word phrase is automatic. I am sure many medical …
TIME OUT: Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: Is Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Safe?
October 8, 2019
By Dana Zalkin, MD
Peer Reviewed
Clinical Scenario: A 63-year-old male with hepatitis C cirrhosis presents to the hospital with abdominal pain and distension. Initial labs are notable for platelets of 63 and an INR …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 10/2/2019
October 7, 2019- Bellevue Hospital: Why do surgeons classically use hematocrit over hemoglobin?
- Gouverneur Clinic: How useful is CA-125 in the evaluation of a woman with a suspicious ovarian mass?
- VA Clinic: Is there any benefit to giving the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (RZV, Shingrix) to patients who have already experienced an episode of herpes zoster?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
October 4, 2019
By Edward T. Carey, 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 …
Seed
October 3, 2019
By Anna Hirsch
Medium: Paper collage
Case Description: The patient who inspired this visual work is a 57-year-old man who came to the hospital with 10 days of bilateral leg swelling and pain …
Oral Supplementation of Iron: Evolving Best Practices
October 2, 2019
By Gabrielle Mayer
Peer Reviewed
The patient’s bloodwork results seemed straight from a hematology textbook: low hemoglobin, low mean corpuscular volume, low ferritin, and high total iron binding capacity.1 The diagnosis appeared unambiguous: …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
September 27, 2019
By Omar Akhand
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 sheer …