JAMA Internal Medicine

Mitigating the Burden of Medication Costs

This essay discusses medication cost-lowering strategies that clinicians can use in routine clinical and inpatient care to assist patients in affording and adhering to expensive therapy regimens.

Message From an Automated External Defibrillator

This case report describes a man in his 80s who received shock from an automated external defibrillator that registered 3 types of tachycardia.

Approach to Obesity Treatment in Primary Care – A Review

Importance  More than 40% of US adults have obesity, which increases the risks for multiple chronic diseases and premature mortality. Historically, nonsurgical interventions often have not led to sufficient weight loss and maintenance to improve health, but highly effective antiobesity medications…

Unusual Tachycardia in a Patient With Chest Pain and Bradycardia

This case report describes a patient in their 50s who presented with squeezing chest pain for 4 hours and an initial electrocardiogram showing acute inferior wall and right ventricular infarction with third-degree atrioventricular block.

Possible Digoxin-Related Toxic Effects in a Patient

This case report describes a patient in their 70s with hypertension and heart failure presenting to the emergency department with chest discomfort, nausea, anorexia, and weakness.

Unraveling Wavy ST Segments – An Unusual Case of Syncope

This case report describes a patient in their 60s with gastroesophageal reflex disease who presented to the emergency department after loss of consciousness during dinner and daily intermittent chest discomfort.