- NYU IMA Clinic: Can we use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to measure the jugular venous pressure (JVP)? (thank you to Sam Maidman on teaching elective)
- Gouverneur Clinic: Help my patient has morning sickness but I’m not an OB/GYN! (thanks to Gaby Mayer and the Primary Care Digest!)
- NYU Tisch/Kimmel: What is the mechanism behind negative acute phase reactants?
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner- 3/7/22
March 7, 2022- NYU IMA Clinic: When testing for H. pylori, which acid suppression agents should be avoided in order to optimize diagnostic yield? (thanks to Sam Maidman on teaching elective, contributing on behalf of our new clinic site!)
- VA Inpatient: How should we interpret results for patients with diarrhea who have a negative C.diff toxin but a positive PCR test result?
- NYU BK: How does Lemierre Syndrome lead to septic pulmonary emboli?
There’s a Type 3? Pancreatic Diabetes as a Distinct Clinical Entity
March 4, 2022
By Marie T. Mazzeo
Peer Reviewed
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recognizes four categories of diabetes: type 1 (T1DM), type 2 (T2DM), specific types due to other causes (including monogenic diabetes syndromes, diseases of the exocrine …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner- 2/28/22
March 1, 2022- Bellevue Inpatient: When should we cover for anaerobes in community-acquired aspiration pneumonia?
- VA Inpatient: What is the gamma gap and should its elevation alone trigger additional clinical workup? (Shoutout to the Dolgin team!)
- Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient: What is the cause of hyponatremia in legionella pneumonia?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 2/23/22
February 23, 2022- NYU BK: Do we start statins for cutaneous xanthomas with normal triglycerides or mild dyslipidemia?
- Bellevue Outpatient: How can we identify patients who have an acute versus chronic hepatitis C infection, and how does this inform the subsequent management?
- Gouverneur Outpatient: “TB or not TB? That is the screening question” (thanks to our Primary Care Digest!)
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 2/14/22
February 14, 2022- Bellevue Inpatient: What are the hepatic effects of linezolid?
- Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient: What is ‘red-man’ syndrome associated with vancomycin?
- VA Inpatient: When should stool cultures be ordered?
Harm Reduction: Principles, Practices, and Frontiers
February 10, 2022
By Matthew Haller
Peer Reviewed
The default mode of medical practice is curative: pursuit of the complete eradication of the malady at hand, leading to symptomatic relief and prolongation of life. In actuality, this frame …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 2/7/22
February 7, 2022- VA Inpatient: What leads to hemolyzed blood samples, and is there anything we can do to prevent this from happening?
- Bellevue Outpatient: Is there evidence for putting patients with HFrEF on potassium binders so they are able to tolerate RAAS blockade?
- Bellevue Inpatient: How does Lokelma’s mechanism of action compare to older management strategies for hyperkalemia? (thanks to Jordan Scher’s team this block for the question!)