- Â NYU BK: What is the difference between serum sickness and serum sickness-like reactions (SSLRs)?
- Gouverneur Outpatient:Â Does Vitamin D supplementation actually reduce the risk of fracture?(shoutout to our primary care digest for these pearls!)
- Gouverneur Outpatient: To B(iopsy) or not to B(iopsy)? That is our question (for the OBs) (Shoutout to our primary care digest for these pearls!)
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Coronary Artery Calcium Score: What’s the Controversy?
April 21, 2022
By Kyla Wright
Peer Reviewed
First developed in 1990,1 coronary artery calcium scoring has emerged as a noninvasive risk stratification tool for the detection of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).2 Unlike other commonly used cardiovascular …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 4/18/22
April 18, 2022- Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient:Â What is the clinical presentation of atrioesophageal fistula following atrial fibrillation ablation?
- Bellevue Inpatient:Â What is the difference between uncomplicated and complicated MRSA bacteremia, and how does it affect treatment?
- NYU BK Outpatient:Â Do exercise and lifestyle changes work for knee osteoarthritis?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 4/11/22
April 12, 2022- Â Bellevue Outpatient:Â What is the STOP-Bang questionnaire for screening for sleep apnea?
- Brooklyn Inpatient:Â Does bariatric surgery improve long-term outcomes in patients with NAFLD and obesity?
- Bellevue Inpatient:Â Why are people with cirrhosis particularly vulnerable to Vibrio vulnificus infection?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 4/4/22
April 5, 2022-  Bellevue Outpatient: How reliable is the presence of reported “foamy urine†when considering a patient’s risk of having proteinuria?
- Bellevue Inpatient:Â In patients with nephrotic syndrome, what is the evidence in favor of starting prophylactic anticoagulation (AC)Â given increased risk of thrombosis?
- Tisch/Kimmel Inpatient:Â Is there a specific differential diagnosis to consider in nonpitting edema?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 3/28/22
March 28, 2022- Â Bellevue Outpatient:Â What is the association between elevated B12 and malignancy?
- NYU Brooklyn Outpatient:Â Is a rapid strep test alone adequate for evaluating a patient with suspected group A strep (GAS) pharyngitis?
- Tisch/Kimmel Inpatient:Â In patients with ITP, what is the role of splenectomy?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner-3/21/22
March 21, 2022- Â Bellevue Inpatient:Â What is the deWinter pattern seen on electrocardiogram?
- NYU Brooklyn: In patients with chronic leg edema, does compression therapy reduce the risk for cellulitis?
- VA Inpatient:Â Is there a difference in efficacy among the three loop diuretics (furosemide, torsemide, or bumetanide) in treating people with heart failure?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner- 3/14/22
March 14, 2022- Â 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!)
- Â NYU Tisch/Kimmel:Â What is the mechanism behind negative acute phase reactants?