By Michael Ford, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“Blood Count”
2.65 x 10[13]
# of erythrocytes in circulation, assuming Hematocrit 45%[1]
120
Lifespan in days of an erythrocyte[2]
2.5 …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Resveratrol: The Modern Fountain of Youth?
February 9, 2011
By Lee Rasamny
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For thousands of years, humans have been fascinated with the idea of slowing and perhaps even reversing the process of aging. From Ponce de León to modern research …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
February 7, 2011
By Santosh Vardhana
Faculty Peer Reviewed
After the greatest professional sporting day of the year, count on Primecuts to bring …
Mystery Quiz
February 4, 2011Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is an 84 year old man who presents with small amounts of hemoptysis for one week prior to admission. He is a life-long non-smoker who began having cough with sputum production for one year without fever, chills, nightsweats, …
Tales of Survival: My White Coat
February 3, 2011
By Kristen Mattei
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Mr. H was an 85-year-old former merchant marine and self-proclaimed lothario who presented to the VA emergency room with a six-month history of …
Is Vasopressin Indicated in the Management of Cardiac Arrest?
February 2, 2011
By Brandon Oberweis, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case Report:
A 65-year-old male with a past medical history significant for NYHA class IV heart failure was found by …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
January 31, 2011
By Matt Johnson, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
 After surveying the bevy of medical literature this week, a common theme that emerged was that of the many disparities in …
Tsunamigenesis and Korotkoff’s Sounds
January 26, 2011
By Irene Isabel Payad Lim, MDÂ and Michael Ford, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The February 27, 2010 earthquake in Chile measured 8.8 on the Richter scale and displaced nearly …