Jean-Pierre Usdin, MD
March 27th, 2015
Fighting the Contradiction: A Hospital Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Smokers
Jean-Pierre Usdin, MD
Jean-Pierre Usdin is frustrated with his “Tobacco-Free” hospital’s accommodations for smokers that encourage them to keep smoking instead of supporting them to quit.
October 27th, 2014
Case: When an “Inappropriate” Stress Test Might Be Appropriate
Jean-Pierre Usdin, MD and James Fang, MD
Jean-Pierre Usdin presents the case of a 58-year-old man with well-treated hypertension who experiences an ST-segment-elevation MI shortly after a stress test he had requested to clear him for exercise.
May 13th, 2011
Simultaneous TIA and ACS After Aspirin Cessation for Palpebral Surgery
Jean-Pierre Usdin, MD and James Fang, MD
A 77-year-old man with metformin-treated type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, moderate renal insufficiency, stable angina, and a history of phlebitis stopped taking aspirin in preparation for palpebral surgery. A day after the surgery, he presented to the ER with two transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) affecting the left arm. The patient complained to the examining neurologist of […]
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