By Michael Lee, MD
Peer Reviewed
Clinical Case: Ms. A, an 84-year-old retired physician with a history of bronchiectasis of unclear etiology, is admitted with the chief complaint of chronic cough. Further inquiry into her …
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From The Archives: Why Are Asthma Patients Noncompliant With Their Inhalers?
January 8, 2015
Please enjoy this post from the archives, dated January 11, 2012
By Kristen Mattei
Faculty Peer Reviewed
I distinctly remember being 9 years old, sitting in my doctor’s office after a cold left me struggling for breath, doubled over and wheezing, when he …
Clinical Correlations Top 10 Articles of 2014
January 6, 2015
Sick and tired of all those top 10 lists? We beg your indulgence and hope you will tolerate just one more, the Clinical Correlations Top …
A Clinical Correlations Holiday Break
December 27, 2014
From all of us to all of you …Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Clinical Correlations will be on a short hiatus. We will resume publishing 1/6/2015.
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
December 23, 2014
By: Kristina Cieslak
This Wednesday, President Obama announced plans to “end an outdated approach, that for decades, has failed to advance our interests,” ordering restoration of full diplomatic …
Mystery Quiz-The Answer
December 17, 2014Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The answer to the mystery quiz is pleural effusions, specifically, bilateral subpulmonic effusions. The chest radiograph shows a number of findings: (1) the apparent diaphragm shadow is in fact fluid sandwiched between the undersurface of the lung and the actual diaphragm (Image 2a, arrow); (2) …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
December 15, 2014
By Joseph Plaksin
Peer Reviewed
This week, the Senate Intelligence Committee declassified a 500-page report that outlined and described uses of torture by the CIA to interrogate suspected terrorists after …
Mechanisms of Angiotensin Blockade in the Management of Diabetic Nephropathy
December 11, 2014
By Miguel A. Saldivar, MD
Peer Reviewed
When a patient with diabetes comes into a clinic or hospital, it is not uncommon to hear the question, “Is he/she on an angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (ACEI) or an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB)?” Most clinicians …