Clinical Correlations

Primecuts – This Week In The Journals

February 9, 2016

PrimeCuts 7 min read

Rally_to_support_Planned_Parenthood By Nicole Van Groningen, MD

Peer Reviewed

Last week we watched Hillary Clinton become the democratic favorite in the Iowa caucus – only narrowly avoiding getting Bern’ed. On the GOP side, Rand …

From The Archives: Nothing QT (Cute) about it: rethinking the use of the QT interval to evaluate risk of drug induced arrhythmias

February 4, 2016

From the Archives 6 min read

Please enjoy this post from the archives dated April 27, 2012

By Aneesh Bapat, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

Perhaps it’s the French name, the curvaceous appearance on electrocardiogram (EKG), or its elusive and mysterious nature, …

The Persistent HIV Crisis: HIV Prevalence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)

February 3, 2016

ID 7 min read

Hivaids By Ofole Mgbako, MD

Peer Reviewed

In July 2010, the much-anticipated “National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States” was released to the public. In its introduction, the president declared, “Our Nation is at …

Primecuts – This Week In The Journals

February 1, 2016

PrimeCuts 7 min read

Zika_EM_CDC_280116_tiff By Kevin Hauck, MD

Peer Reviewed

Last week, the nation focused on the Northeast, as it was battered by winter storm Jonas. This week, the nation again turns its collective attention …

When and How Should We Examine the Spleen?

January 28, 2016

Clinical Questions 4 min read

spleen By Jenna Tarasoff

Peer Reviewed

A 65-year-old African woman presents with two months of fevers and 25-pound weight loss along with a month of nausea and retching, accompanied by left-sided abdominal pain. …