By Asher Schranz, MD
Peer Reviewed
Pleasant fall weather was not the only visitor to New York last week. Major global dignitaries descended on midtown to convene the 69th Session of the …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Does Culturing the Catheter Tip Change Patient Outcomes?
September 26, 2014
Please enjoy this post from the archives, dated November 17, 2011
By Todd Cutler, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
An 82-year-old man is admitted to the intensive care unit with fevers, hypoxic respiratory failure and hypotension. He is intubated and resuscitated with intravenous fluids. …
Are Health Care Providers PrEPared?
September 24, 2014
By Nathan King
Faculty Reviewed
Doctors are known to be some of the worst patients, and from personal experience I predict that medical students are not too far behind. That’s why when I finally found the time to take a proactive …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
September 22, 2014
By Caroline Srisarajivakul, MD
Peer Reviewed
In a historic election marked by a 97% voter registration rate, Scotland elected to remain a part of the United Kingdom with a 55% majority; while …
To Inject, or Not to Inject: Using the Pneumococcal Vaccinations Effectively
September 19, 2014
By Luke O’Donnell, MD
Peer reviewed
Once formidable diseases, pneumonia, bacteremia, and meningitis are all now considered “bread-and-butter” internal medicine. Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the …
From the Bellevue Wards: Wellens’ Syndrome Revisited
September 18, 2014 
By Matthew Shou Lun Lee, MD
Peer Reviewed
Clinical Questions
-How common are elevated cardiac enzymes during Wellens’ syndrome?
-Can the EKG changes in Wellens’ syndrome be found with other causes?
Background
This post represents …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
September 16, 2014
By Caroline Srisarajivakul, MD
Peer Reviewed
The invisible silhouettes of the Twin Towers loomed large in the minds of many New Yorkers last week as we marked the 13th anniversary of September …
Does Cranberry Juice Prevent Urinary Tract Infections?
September 11, 2014
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated November 9, 2011
By Jessie Yu
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A healthy 21-year-old female college student presents to clinic after one day of dysuria and increased frequency. You diagnose her with a recurrent urinary …