Clinical Correlations

Bilateral Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thromboses: Not an Effortless Diagnosis

September 25, 2019

By Alvaro Vargas, MD

Peer Reviewed

Learning Objectives

Understand the classification and common causes of Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thromboses (upper extremity DVTs or UEDVTs)
Explain the pathophysiology behind primary UEDVTs and how they can present without any …

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 9/23/19

September 23, 2019

Chiefs' Inquiry Corner 2 min read

Bellevue Clinic: How accurate is a point-of-care hemoglobin A1c? Can it be used to diagnose diabetes?
Gouverneur Clinic: What is Brainerd diarrhea?
Manhattan VA Hospital: Should neurohormonal blockade be discontinued in patients whose ejection fractions recover?

Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

September 20, 2019

PrimeCuts 6 min read

By Joshua Rivers

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 …

Is it Ethical to ‘Google’ a Patient?

September 19, 2019

Ethics Tales from the Bedside 8 min read

By Margot Hedlin, MD

Peer Reviewed

It’s another 27 hour call in the ICU, and at 10 pm the unit has slowed down. You open a browser to read up on …

What Is The Role Of Serologic Testing For Immunity To Measles During An Outbreak?

September 18, 2019

Class Act ID 6 min read

By Sandra Goldlust

Peer Reviewed

Measles was declared eliminated from the US in 2000. Our country, however, is currently in the midst of the largest measles outbreak since 1992. …

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 9/16/19

September 16, 2019

Chiefs' Inquiry Corner 2 min read

Gouverneur Clinic: What is the role of free testosterone testing in the workup of suspected male hypogonadism?
Bellevue Clinic: Do total testosterone assays offer reliable and accurate measurements of testosterone in men with hypogonadism?
Bellevue Hospital: Can we accurately predict which patients are at highest risk for severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome?

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 9/9/2019

September 9, 2019

Chiefs' Inquiry Corner 2 min read

VA Clinic: Why treat proteinuria in non-diabetic CKD?
Bellevue Hospital: In patients with functional mitral regurgitation, who should be referred for percutaneous valve repair?
Manhattan VA Hospital: Do inflammatory markers remain elevated in patients with well-controlled HIV?

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner 9/3/2019

September 3, 2019

Chiefs' Inquiry Corner 2 min read

Tisch/Kimmel: Are all criteria for LVH diagnosis on ECG created equal?
NYU Brooklyn: What is the role of lung volume reduction surgery in COPD?
Bellevue Clinic: Is routine, repeated testing of transaminases necessary with oral terbinafine for onychomycosis?

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