By Aditya K. Sreenivasan
Peer Reviewed
The Huffington Post recently publicized a large study on the health habits of doctors. The study, a survey done by Medscape with 31,399 participants, revealed that more …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Mystery Quiz- The Answer
July 10, 2014Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The answer to the mystery quiz is rhabdomyolysis due to legionella pneumonia (LP). The presentation of the patient, namely severe rhabdomyolysis complicated by acute kidney injury, obscured the presence of a subtle retrocardiac density that is visible on the CXR (Image 2, asterisk). …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 8, 2014
By Miguel A. Saldivar, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last week the US team bowed out of the World Cup, but not without a valiant final effort. Particularly noteworthy was goalie Tim Howards’ performance, …
Mystery Quiz
July 2, 2014Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
A 51 year old man presented to the emergency room with fever and myalgias for four days. The patient was previously in good health except for occasional asthmatic exacerbations. He noted thigh pain in the few days prior to admission, for which he took …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 30, 2014
By Dana Zalkin
Peer Reviewed
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to limit sales of sugary drinks over 16 ounces was rejected by New York’s highest court this week [1]. Given …
Board Exam Nightmare
June 27, 2014
By Michael Tanner, MD
The American Board of Internal Medicine compels us internists to take a 6-hour multiple-choice Maintenance of Certification exam every 10 years. I, by an accident …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 25, 2014
By Ian Henderson, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week we lost an outspoken, revolutionary leader in medicine [1], Dr. Arnold Relman. A former Editor in chief of the …
Inhaled insulin: An Elusive Revolution in Diabetes Management.
June 19, 2014By Reed Magleby, MD
Peer Reviewed
For many with type II diabetes, initiation of insulin therapy represents a devastating progression of their disease. Patients who are dependent on insulin require constant blood sugar monitoring, adherence to strict dosing algorithms, and up to 4 self-administered injections every day. According to a 2010 survey …