Clinical Correlations

The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine


Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

PrimeCuts 8 min read

By Karthik Bharadwaj, 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 …

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner

  • Bellevue Hospital: What is the evidence for anticoagulation in atrial tachycardias?
  • Tisch/Kimmel: What are the clinical features of HACEK endocarditis?
  • What is the best method to manage hypertension in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
  • Manhattan VA: How is ascitic fluid protein used to distinguish between etiologies of cardiac ascites?
  • NYU Brooklyn: What is roflumilast and what is its role in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner

  • Bellevue Hospital: How does amiodarone potentiate digoxin toxicity?
  • VA Clinic: Should ACE inhibitors be used to prevent microalbuminuria in normotensive patients with diabetes?
  • NYU Brooklyn: What is the appropriate management of Steven Johnson Syndrome / Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis ?
  • Tisch/Kimmel: How does measles present in adults?

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