An Unusual ST-Segment Elevation in Unexplained Syncope
This case report describes a patient in their 70s with a lambda wave pattern on electrocardiography.
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A Small Wave Missed in Wide Complex Tachycardia
This case report describes a patient in their 60s with intermittent palpitation, weakness, and irregular cardiac rhythm.
A Case for Regularly Obtaining Nutrition History – Food for Thought
This Teachable Moment discusses providing patients with an opportunity to initiate dietary change before prescribing statin therapy for even severely high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.
Opioid-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency
This case report describes a woman in her 40s with opioid use disorder receiving methadone who was admitted for extended antibiotic treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and was subsequently diagnosed with opioid-induced adrenal insufficiency.
Understanding the Underlying Mechanism of an Abnormal P Wave
This case report describes a patient in their 70s presenting to the hospital with dyspnea and fatigue.
Dementia Prevention and Treatment – A Narrative Review
Importance Dementia affects 10% of those 65 years or older and 35% of those 90 years or older, often with profound cognitive, behavioral, and functional consequences. As the baby boomers and subsequent generations age, effective preventive and treatment strategies will assume…
Caring for Hospitalized Adults With Opioid Use Disorder in the Era of Fentanyl – A Review
Importance The rise of fentanyl and other high-potency synthetic opioids across US and Canada has been associated with increasing hospitalizations and unprecedented overdose deaths. Hospitalization is a critical touchpoint to engage patients and offer life-saving opioid use disorder (OUD) care when…
A Young Pregnant Person With Old Myocardial Infarction
This case report presents the electrocardiogram findings of a pregnant patient in their 30s with a family history of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
Intermittent Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Mimicking a Ventricular Tachycardia
This case report describes a patient in their 50s with a history of pneumoconiosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented to the emergency department with sudden onset shortness of breath.
Recurrent Ventricular Fibrillation in an Apparently Healthy Patient
This case report describes a patient in their 50s who collapsed, received chest compressions, and recovered consciousness at home.
