Clinical Correlations

Primecuts: This Week In The Journals

October 20, 2014

PrimeCuts 5 min read

By Anish Parikh, MD

Peer Reviewed

This week, the Ebola virus outbreak continues to dominate the news both here and abroad. The number of newly-diagnosed patients in West Africa continues to rise, …

Falls in Older Adults—Risk Factors and Strategies for Prevention

October 15, 2014

Class Act 10 min read

By Joseph Plaksin

Peer Reviewed

Falls are a major health problem for older adults. Various reviews and meta-analyses have estimated that 30% of people over age 65 [4,6,8,10,11,13,14,19,21,22,23] and 50% of people over age 85 [14] who live in the community …

It Was Almost Called the Cylinder (& Other Who-Knew Facts about the Stethoscope)

October 10, 2014

Class Act 6 min read

By Cindy Fang, MD

Peer Reviewed

“A wonderful instrument…is now in complete vogue in Paris…It is quite a fashion, if a person complains of cough, to have recourse to …

From The Archives: Ethical Considerations on the Use of Fear in Public Health Campaigns

October 9, 2014

Class Act 12 min read

Please enjoy this post from the archives dated November 23, 2011

By Ishmeal Bradley, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

The goal of public health is to prevent or minimize disease and injury on …

Unraveling The Mysteries of Prinzmetal’s Angina: What Is It And How Do We Diagnose It?

October 8, 2014

Cardiology Class Act 10 min read

By Anjali Varma Desai, MD

Peer Reviewed

Mr. Q is a 55-year-old male smoker who presents with recurrent chest pain in the mornings over the past several months. The patient reports being awakened from sleep at approximately 5:00 a.m. each …