By Nydia Ekasumara, MD
Peer Reviewed
Fighting resumes in Syria as an air strike hit the Al Quds hospital in the divided city of Aleppo, killing 27 people including children and staff members. This …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Bedside Rounds: How Useful are the Kernig and Brudzinski signs for Predicting Meningitis?
April 27, 2016
By Chio Yokose, MD
Peer Reviewed
Even in this era of modern medicine, bacterial meningitis remains a widely feared diagnosis in both resource-rich and -poor settings worldwide. Bacterial meningitis is among the ten most common …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
April 25, 2016
By: Scott Statman, MD
Peer Reviewed
The widely anticipated New York State presidential primaries were held this past Tuesday. In the Democratic contest Hilary Clinton won a 60% majority, solidifying her commanding lead over Bernie …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
April 19, 2016
By B. Corbett Walsh, MD
Peer Reviewed
As many of us reflect on the Democratic Presidential Debate held this past Thursday in our backyard in Brooklyn, we prepare for the New York Primary scheduled for …
Physicians and Medical Innovation
April 15, 2016
By Vivek Kumar
Peer Reviewed
As healthcare workers, we learn about the most intimate factors governing patients’ lives. We learn about their fears, goals, and motivations on a daily basis. We are on the front …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
April 5, 2016
By Ajay Prakash, MD
Peer Reviewed
Another week, and the Republican Primary continues to provide significant political intrigue. Donald Trump’s national [1] and primary [2] poll numbers collapse in the wake of a disastrous town …
From The Archives: Should Patients With Nephrotic Syndrome Receive Anticoagulation?
March 31, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the Archives dated May 9, 2012
By Jennifer Mulliken
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case 1:
A 30-year-old African-American male with a history of bilateral pulmonary emboli presents with a 1-week history …
Outpatient Rhythm Monitoring: Available Options and Diagnostic Yield
March 29, 2016
By Iulia Giuroiu, MD
Peer Reviewed
A 70-year-old woman with hypertension, early dementia, and non-specific chest pain of unclear etiology presents with recurrent left-sided chest pain. Unfortunately, she is a poor historian; it appears that …