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.
JAMA Internal Medicine
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.
Chest Tightness With QR and ST-Segment Elevation in Lead V
This case report describes a patient in their 50s with a 2-month history of worsening chest tightness and dyspnea after COVID-19 infection.
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…
