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Clinical Training: PGY2
… The PGY2 year at Columbia is primarily considered the consult year. PGY2s become "the … Consult rotations repeats predictably every two weeks and is set up as 24-hour shifts every other day with every other … decision making. Acute Care Surgery Operative This PGY2 is partnered with a PGY4 to perform all daytime operations on …
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Hospital Services and Amenities
… an integral part of the surgical care team, and our goal is to ensure our patients' return to the highest possible … filling out an Advanced Directive. An Advanced Directive is verbal or written instructions made by you in advance of … signing a form called a Health Care Proxy. A Living Will is a written document that expresses in advance your specific …
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Which Diagnostic Tests are Commonly Performed in the Evaluation Process?
… and Urine Testing There will be many blood tests. One is performed to determine the presence of the HIV antibody; … EKG and Chest X-Ray An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a method for recording the electrical activity of the … Test By walking on a treadmill until a target heart rate is achieved, or until your heart disease forces you to stop, …
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Pancreatic Cancer Prognosis
… it remains one of the toughest cancers to treat. Here is some important information about the prognosis of … The overall five-year survival rate for Pancreatic cancer is 7.2% Looking only at pancreatic cancers that have not … pancreas (called “Localized” Cancers), the survival rate is 27.1%. For cancers that have spread, but only to nearby …
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Portal Hypertension
… Portal hypertension is elevated blood pressure in the portal vein, which carries blood to the liver. It is caused by a blockage in blood flow to the liver, usually … and other complications. Key Facts Portal hypertension is most often caused by cirrhosis, which can block the blood …
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Cystic Fibrosis & the Liver
… Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition that causes mucus to build up throughout the body. It is a chronic and usually fatal disease that can affect … where it may produce cirrhosis. Key Facts Cystic fibrosis is a progressive disease that causes cells to produce a thick …
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Finding Diet Drugs That Work
… for these medications has exploded, and the pill form is already in development. While there’s no “magic pill” (or … (known under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy) is an injectable medication originally used for managing Type … placebo. Tirzepatide (known under the brand name Mounjaro) is another injectable medication primarily used for Type 2 …
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Atrial Fibrillation and other Arrhythmias
… An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm. There are several types of … beat too fast, or beat too slow. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a form of arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, in which the … arrhythmia) and bradycardia (slow arrhythmia). Tachycardia is defined by a heart rate over 100 beats per minute. There …
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Manometry
… procedure in which a thin tube with a sensitive probe is inserted through the nose, into the throat and esophagus. The patient is asked to swallow several times. Muscle contractions in the … the esophagus are analyzed at several points as the tube is slowly pulled back through the esophagus. …
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How to Control the Spread of COVID-19 in Non-COVID Hospital Units: Takeaways from the Study on Healthcare-Associated Transmission
… as healthcare-associated infections. This knowledge is really important for guiding our reopening of the … stayed low. But it also just shows how great our staff is. How careful everyone is with sanitizing, with cleaning, wearing appropriate PPE to …
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Watch: Dr. Selim Arcasoy on Transplant Lists and the Pre-Transplant Process
… the pre-transplant process and what happens once someone is on the lung transplant list. Watch the video to hear Dr. … When should a CF patient consider a lung transplant? What is the transplant listing process? What is the transplant evaluation process? What are some testing …
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Immunotherapy as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Lung Cancer
… advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in both men and women … toxic than traditional chemotherapy. The Columbia trial is one of the first to focus on the effectiveness of this … for those with Stage 4 metastatic disease. This trial is a way for patients with earlier stage disease to have …
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Columbia Introduces New LVAD Technology
… II. Dr. Naka, the first author of this landmark paper, is director of Columbia’s Cardiac Transplantation Program and … of pump thrombosis,” says Dr. Naka. “Heartmate 3 is a new, fully magnetically levitated centrifugal … LVAD can be implanted with a small left thoracotomy. It is then linked to an axillary artery through a tiny incision …
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Arresting Secondary Cancers to the Abdominal Wall
… Cancer that spreads to the lining of the abdominal wall is typically lethal within six months. However many patients … and experience of the surgeon. The team at NYP/Columbia is unsurpassed. Michael Kluger, MD, MPH, removes the visible … results obtained with IV chemotherapy alone. This is truly a multidisciplinary approach, and collaboration with …
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Preventive Cardiology — How to lessen your risk for heart surgery
… that lifestyle changes can have a big effect." This is important information, since heart disease is now the number one killer of men and women in the United … "How to Live to be 100" see www.madisonavenuecardiology.com . …
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