Category: Systems

Clinical Correlations


Prostate Cancer and Antioxidants

Heme/Onc Urology 4 min read

Commentary by Christopher Tully MD, PGY-1

Faculty Peer Reviewed

An apple a day. . . keeps the prostate cancer away? While it is an overstatement to say that an apple can prevent cancer, the notion of taking “something” to prevent cancer initiation and growth is nothing new. Primary prevention has …

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Morning Report: Hepatorenal Syndrome

GI Renal 4 min read

kidneybeans.jpgCommentary by Catherine Lucero MD, PGY-3

Faculty Peer Reviewed

The patient is a 69-year old woman from El Salvador with a chief complaint of worsening abdominal distension for nine months. Three months earlier, the patient was …

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Diseases 2.0: Sepsis

fluid11.jpgDiseases 2.0 – Bringing you the latest updates on disease pathophysiology and treatment

Commentary by Andrew McKinstry MD PGY-1

Faculty Peer Reviewed

For anyone who has stepped into an ICU, the septic patient is a familiar …

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X-Ray Visions: What is your radiation risk?

Ethics Radiology 3 min read

xraylogo.jpgCommentary by Michael Hanley MD PGY-3 and James D. Koonce MD PGY-3, Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina

www.X-rayRisk.com – A Free Online Calculator that Estimates an Individual’s Additional Risk of Cancer as a …

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Mystery Quiz- The Answer

Posted by Daniel Frenkel MD PGY-3 and Jeffrey Lorin MD, Assistant Professor, NYU Division of Cardiology

Edited by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors 

The answer to last week’s mystery quiz is accelerated idioventricular rhythm (AIVR) [a.k.a. accelerated ventricular rhythm or slow ventricular tachycardia]

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