By Jasmine Nee and Martin Fried, MD
Peer Reviewed
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. What is metformin-associated lactic acidosis?
2. How does severe acidemia lead to acute kidney injury?
3. How do you treat metformin-associated lactic acidosis?
CASE SUMMARY
The patient …
By Nicolas Gillingham
Peer Reviewed
Over 30 million Americans—9.4% of the population—live with diabetes, six million of whom are at least partially dependent on exogenous insulin.[1] Insulin can be self-administered by …
By Gregory Rubinfeld, MD
The thick and sultry August outside,
The stale ammonia scented inside,
James The Poet, bedridden, writing in a fury,
Charlotte on a chair next to him, yawning.
So too have I …
By John Hwang MD, Cindy Fang MD, Neha Sathe MD, Michael P. Janjigian MD || Audio Editing and Graphic by Amy Ou, MD
Time Stamps
Mother Spring has arrived in New York this week and she is lovely. Flowers are blooming, birds are tweeting, rodents are merrily scurrying to and fro in full view just as …
By Thatcher Heumann, MD
Peer Reviewed
“Rapid Response Team to 7W. Rapid Response Team to 7W.” After switching elevators and waiting for security to buzz you in through the double doors, …
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By Shivani K Patel, MD
Peer reviewed
A 61-year old male with chronic epigastric discomfort presented to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain …
By Jennifer Whealdon, MD
Peer Reviewed
Prior to her passing, former First Lady Barbara Bush announced her decision to forego further aggressive interventions for her chronic medical issues and instead elected for “comfort care”, to spend …