An Ominous Electrocardiographic Pattern in Undefined Syncope
This case report describes a patient in his late 60s who presented to the emergency department with a 3-month history of recurrent spontaneous chest tightness, palpitations, and syncope.
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Nonhormonal Treatment of Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms
This work discusses nonhormonal treatment of menopausal vasomotor symptoms.
Endometriosis – A Review
Importance Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent, inflammatory disease defined by endometrial-like tissue (lesions) outside the uterine lining. It affects up to 10% of women worldwide, and 9 million women in the US, during reproductive years. Observations Endometriosis has varying clinical presentations; however,…
Use of Intravenous Albumin
This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2024 guidelines on use of intravenous albumin from the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine.
Chest TubeñInduced Right Ventricular Failure After Cardiac Surgery
This case report discusses a diagnosis of right ventricular heart failure secondary to chest tube placement during resternotomy in a male patient aged 73 years.
Indurated Red Nodules and Plaques on the Thigh of a Female Patient
A woman in her 40s with a medical history of complex regional pain syndrome presented to the dermatology department for evaluation of a pruritic recurrent rash on her right anterior thigh. What is your diagnosis?
Delphi Panel for the Development of Diagnostic Criteria for Metastatic Cutaneous Crohn Disease – A Consensus Statement
Importance Metastatic cutaneous Crohn disease (MCD) is a rare condition for which there are currently no published diagnostic criteria. Formal MCD diagnostic criteria will expand clinical care and research by enabling future diagnostic code validation, crystallizing a more uniform disease entity…
Cross-Species Framework for Emotional Well-Being and Brain Aging – Lessons From Behavioral Neuroscience
Importance Emotional well-being (EWB) is an emerging therapeutic target for managing and preventing symptoms associated with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD). However, more research is needed to establish causal inferences between brain changes, EWB, and behavioral changes observed in typical…
Application of Artificial Intelligence to Deliver Healthcare From the Eye
Importance Oculomics is the science of analyzing ocular data to identify, diagnose, and manage systemic disease. This article focuses on prescreening, its use with retinal images analyzed by artificial intelligence (AI), to identify ocular or systemic disease or potential disease in…
Antihypertensive Medication Timing and Cardiovascular Events and Death – The BedMed Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance Whether administration of blood pressure medications at bedtime instead of in the morning reduces cardiovascular risk is unknown, as findings from large clinical trials have not been consistent. There is also concern that bedtime antihypertensive use could induce glaucoma-related visual…
