- Manhattan VA:Â Are beta blockers safe to use in cocaine-related chest pain?Â
- Bellevue Hospital: Can we use ultrasound to diagnose pulmonary edema?
- Gouverneur: Do all patients with chronic HBV need to be screened for HCC?Â
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 23, 2019
By Nina Talmor, 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 …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 8/19/2019
August 19, 2019- Bellevue Hospital: What are the treatment options for atropine-resistant unstable bradycardia?
- Manhattan VA Hospital: What is the sensitivity and specificity of multidetector computed tomographic angiography (CTPE) in diagnosing a pulmonary embolism?Â
-  Bellevue Clinic: What’s the data behind revaccination with PPSV23 (Pneumovax) after an initial dose at age 65?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 16, 2019
By Peter Sheng, MD, MPH
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 …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 8/12/19
August 12, 2019- Bellevue Clinic: Is there evidence backing the use of guaifensin for cough secondary to upper respiratory infection (URI)?
- Manhattan VA Inpatient: How reliable is neck vein distention in determining volume status in the heart failure patient?
- Manhattan VA Clinic: What is the utility of BNP monitoring in chronic congestive heart failure management?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner August 5th, 2019
August 5, 2019- VA Clinic: What is the pathophysiology behind hepatic osteopenia/osteoporosis and who should be screened for it?
- Bellevue Hospital: Is CRP testing a safe and effective tool to guide the use of antibiotics for treatment of COPD exacerbations?Â
- VA Clinic: Is it possible to identify patients with CKD that are likely to progress to ESRD?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 2, 2019
By Luis Martinez-Velazquez, MD, PhD
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 …
The Care Lost in Translation
August 1, 2019
By Aaron Troy
Peer Reviewed
23-year-old man with no past medical history presenting with 1 year of intermittent 7/10 left-sided chest pain lasting for 15-20 minutes. The pain feels like a “needle prick,†…