By Gerardo Velez
Peer Reviewed
Mr. H is a 71-year-old patient with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who came in for his routine follow-up. He recently saw the podiatrist for some foot pain and is …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – March 25th, 2019
March 25, 2019- Manhattan VA: How reliable are cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) white blood cell (WBC) count and protein in the diagnosis of Herpes Encephalitis?
- Bellevue Hospital: What are the neurologic manifestations of methotrexate toxicity?
- Tisch/Kimmel: What is the classic presentation of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)?
Core IM: 5 Pearls on Pain Management
March 22, 2019
For a transcript of the podcast and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/03/13/5-pearls-on-pain-management/
Time Stamps
- How effective are non-opioids? ( 3:17)
- Are NSAIDs contraindicated in patients with kidney, liver or heart disease? If not, how can we use them safely? (10:51)
- What are the best practices for patients who require opioid analgesia? (19:00)
- When prescribing opioids at discharge what can …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
March 21, 2019
By Liz Roca-Nelson, 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 …
FROM THE ARCHIVES – The Yolk or the Egg
March 20, 2019
By Nicole A. Lamparello, MD and Molly Somberg, MD, MPA
Peer Reviewed
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated February 27, 2014
You hear it wherever you eat, whether at the deli ordering …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – March 17th, 2019
March 18, 2019- Bellevue Hospital: Why does propofol turn urine green? Does this have any significance for the development of propofol-related infusion syndrome (PRIS)?
- NYU Brooklyn: Is there a link between influenza vaccination and Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
- Tisch/Kimmel: Should HIV-uninfected patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia be treated with corticosteroids?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
March 12, 2019
By Jacqueline Heath, 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 …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – March 11th, 2019
March 11, 2019- NYU Brooklyn: What is the typical presentation and prognosis of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis?
- Gouverneur Clinic: Should medications be used to assist with weight loss?
- Bellevue Hospital: Is evaluation of right heart pressures required prior to TIPS?
- Tisch/Kimmel: What is the role of N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis?
- Manhattan VA: Is there a benefit to treating hypercalcemia associated with malignancy?