This case report describes a patient in their mid 70s who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and was found to have irregular, narrow atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rhythm on electrocardiography imaging.
Importance Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) results in approximately 1.4 million emergency department visits, 740 000 hospitalizations, and 41 000 deaths in the US annually. Observations Community-acquired pneumonia can be diagnosed in a patient with 2 or more signs (eg, temperature >38 °C or ≤36 °C;…
This article discusses the Latinx Colorectal Surgery Clinic, which was created to provide linguistically and culturally tailored surgical care.
This JAMA Insights in the Communicating Medicine series explores how differences in word choice can affect both visit interactions and visit outcomes in patient encounters.
Importance A prompt malaria diagnosis is crucial for the management of children with febrile illness in sub-Saharan African countries, where malaria remains a leading cause of mortality among children younger than 5 years of age. The development and distribution of point-of-care…
This case report discusses a diagnosis of conjunctival amyloidosis in an otherwise asymptomatic male aged 71 years with 13-year follow-up.
This case report discusses a diagnosis of synchysis scintillans in a patient aged 77 years with a history of retinal detachment and no light perception vision in the left eye.
This case report describes the real-time imaging of a transient retinal embolus in a patient experiencing episodes of monocular vision loss.
A female pediatric patient presents with asymptomatic vulvar edema and swelling, erythema, and palpable induration on the labia minora and majora of the vulva. What is your diagnosis?
This JAMA Insights in the Genomics and Precision Health series examines N-of-1 trials, a term used to describe studies in small numbers of individuals or a single individual treated with genetically targeted interventions.
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