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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 11/24/2021

  • VA Outpatient: What are the updated guidelines for pain control in non-operative management of knee osteoarthritis?
  •  Brooklyn Inpatient: How do we use an amikacin level?
  • Bellevue Inpatient: What is the driver of mortality in ICD recipients- the arrhythmia, or the therapy?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner- 9/6/21

  •  Bellevue Outpatient: ACE inhibitors/ARBs- Which should one choose when initiating treatment for hypertension?
  •  Tisch Inpatient: What does infliximab-related infusion reaction look like?
  •  VA Inpatient: How often is pulmonary hypertension implicated as the etiology of dyspnea in dialysis patients?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 7/12/21

  • NYU Brooklyn: What is the triad characterized by Felty Syndrome (FS)?
  • Bellevue Inpatient: In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is there an increased risk for coronary artery disease? 
  • VA Outpatient: How should recent changes in guidelines affect our colorectal cancer (CRC) screening practices?

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

PrimeCuts 8 min read

By Kyra Hansson Floyd, 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 …

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Can We Safely Prescribe NSAIDs?

Clinical Questions 5 min read

By Samantha Rettig

Peer Reviewed

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the first-line treatment options for managing many types of chronic musculoskeletal pain. NSAIDs exert their analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects …

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

PrimeCuts 7 min read

By Keshav Mangalick, 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 …

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