By Anna Hirsch
Peer Reviewed
The use of opioid medications for chronic low back pain, or for any chronic non-cancer pain complaint, is still a source of controversy …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner
April 16, 2019- 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?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
April 12, 2019
By Ryan Grattan, 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 …
Core IM Hoofbeats: A 66M w RUQ pain, a 41M in Afib w RVR and a 50M w Syncope
April 10, 2019
By Cindy Fang MD, David Kudlowitz MD, John Hwang MD || Illustration by Amy Ou MD || Audio Editing by Richard Chen, Harit Shah
For a transcript of the podcast and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/04/10/a-66m-w-ruq-pain-a-41m-in-afib-w-rvr-and-a-50m-w-syncope/
Time Stamps
- New features in this episode [0:30]
- Case one: 66M w RUQ pain [1:09]
- Case two: 41M w Afib in RVR …
Is There a Role for DOAC Level Monitoring in Clinical Practice?
April 9, 2019
By Thatcher Heumann, MD
Peer Reviewed
Background
Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) are a class of medications consisting of the thrombin inhibitor, dabigatran (Pradaxa), and the factor Xa inhibitors, rivaroxaban (Xarelto), apixaban (Eliquis), …
Pharmacists: The Optimal Solution to Suboptimal Vaccination Rates
April 5, 2019
By Nishanth Srivaths Iyengar, MD and David M. Oshinsky, MD
Peer Reviewed
Federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publish exhaustive public health guidelines and …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
April 4, 2019
By Ravi Shah, 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 …
Diagnostic Evaluation of Cryptogenic Stroke
April 2, 2019
Dixon Yang, MD
Peer Reviewed
Case and Introduction
A 52-year-old right-handed woman with hypertension is brought in by ambulance after her daughter notices a sudden onset of nonsensical speech and trouble walking. On exam, …