By Matthew A. Haber
Peer Reviewed
The following is a hypothetical example of a classic exam question that one might come across as a medical student:
A 50-year-old male presents to the emergency department with severe chest pain. His past medical history is …
By Elizabeth Park, MD
Peer reviewed
Super Bowl fever also hit Times Square this week as tens of thousands of people headed to the New York metropolitan area for the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is more than just a football …
By Kaitlyn Dugan
My steps echoed in the hallway of the 17th floor of Bellevue Hospital as my head remained buried in the H&P my resident handed me only a few seconds earlier. Mr. W was a 64 year-old African …
Please enjoy this post from the archives, dated June 15, 2011
By Mario V Fusaro, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
There are certain laws in the universe that are just not meant to be broken. One is gravity. Another one is relativity. The …
By Gregory Katz, MD
Peer Reviewed
As levels of HDL cholesterol increase, rates of heart disease go down. It’s this fact that has given HDL its reputation as the “good cholesterol,†…
By Luke O’Donnell, MD
Peer Reviewed
This was a week of confusion both old and new. How did a chance of flurries become a major winter storm? Did Beyoncé sign “Happy Birthday” …
By Matthew Vorsanger, MD
The delicate tracery of the superficial nervous system, the sweeping curves of the lobes of the liver, the bones of the skull – color coded in pastel blues, pinks, and greens. For many of …
By Aaron Smith, MD
Peer Reviewed
Case: A 35 year-old, overweight female presents to the emergency room with five days of left lower quadrant abdominal pain. The pain is 10/10 in …