By Cary Blum MD, Marty Fried MD and Shreya P. Trivedi MD || Illustration by Michael Shen MD. Quiz yourself on the 5 Pearls we will be covering:
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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 21, 2018
By Michael Bohl, MD
Peer ReviewedÂ
Last week the world mourned the loss of the Queen of Soul, Arethra Franklin. Singer of “Respectâ€, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Womanâ€, and countless …
Core IM Hoofbeats: 57F with confusion
August 15, 2018
By John Hwang MD, Cindy Fang MD, Michael Phillips MD, Shreya Trivedi MD || Audio Editing by Richard Chen || Graphic by Amy Ou MD
Time Stamps
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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 14, 2018
By Elissa Lin, MD
Peer Reviewed
While the summer brings long daylight hours, it also brings dreaded bugs and mosquitos. Beware of a new tick species, the Asian long-horned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis. It’s …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 6, 2018
By Vicky Chiang, MD
Peer Reviewed
While New Yorkers are finally enjoying the first section of the Second Ave Subway after nearly a century of waiting, our friends in …
Do Hospital Visitors Impact Patient Outcomes?
August 3, 2018
By Brit Trogen
Peer Reviewed
In 2001, the Institute of Medicine’s Crossing the Quality Chasm became the seminal paper recognizing patient-centered care as a crucial component of overall health care quality.[1] …
Core IM: Mind the Gap on Vancomycin
August 1, 2018
In this episode, we discuss the misunderstood side of our antibiotic hero, Vancomycin || By Steven R. Liu MD, John Hwang MD and Dr. Janine Knudsen MD …
Should Patients Undergo Atrial Fibrillation Screening for Primary Stroke Prevention?
July 26, 2018
By Dixon Yang, MD
Peer ReviewedÂ
AbstractÂ
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia, especially in the elderly, and is often asymptomatic. However, absence of symptoms does not confer better prognosis. Many patients with AF …