By Shannon Chiu, MD
Peer Reviewed
The annual incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) is estimated to be 3 to 9 cases per 100,000 persons in developed countries [1-2]. Neurologic complications are the most severe …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 7, 2015
By Rina Mauricio, MD
Peer Reviewed
This past week saw the coming and going of one of the most significant and dreaded days of the year, at least within the …
From the Archives: Myth vs. Reality: The July Effect
July 1, 2015
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated August 12, 2012
By Mark Adelman, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Another July 1st has come and gone, marking the yearly transition in US graduate medical education of interns to junior …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 29, 2015
By Olivia Begasse De Dhaem, MD
Peer Reviewed
According to the latest data from UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, war and persecution displaced a total of 59.4 million people in 2014, primarily …
Mystery Quiz-The Answer
June 19, 2015Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The answer to the mystery quiz is methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) pneumonia. The initial CXR (image 4) showed increased density in the area of the left hilum, hinting at a process in the superior segment of the left lower lobe. The next CXR …
Mystery Quiz
June 18, 2015Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The patient is a 46 year old female who presented to the emergency room with breathlessness, productive cough, subjective fever, and myalgia for one week. Her history was notable for mild persistent asthma treated with tiotropium, mometasone, formoterol, and albuterol as needed. The patient …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 17, 2015
By Arvind Reddy Devanabanda, MD
Peer Reviewed
Americans are anxiously awaiting a Supreme Court ruling in King v. Burwell. In this case, the existence of federal subsidies for health insurance coverage in …
Spotlight Case Part 2: Hypergammaglobulinemia and defective humoral immunity in HIV-infected patients
June 12, 2015
By Stephen Armenti, MD
Peer Reviewed
Please see Part 1 of this Spotlight Case which can be found here.
Case Report
A 45-year-old man with a history of mild intermittent asthma …