JAMA Internal Medicine

A Clinical Update on MASLD

Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD; formerly nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) is a growing cause of chronic liver disease, affecting 25% of the population in the US and 30% of the population globally.1 It is the second leading indication for liver…

Elective Surgery for People With HIV With Low CD4 Cell Count

This case report describes a man in his 60s with hypertension, deep vein thrombosis, and a recent diagnosis of HIV presented with low CD4 cell count after starting antiretroviral therapy with tenofovir alafenamide-emtricitabine-bictegravir.

An Ominous Wave

This case report describes a man in his 40s with evidence of malignant J wave syndrome on electrocardiography.

Postexercise Cardiac Asystole

This case report describes a patient in their 40s with hypertension who exhibited presyncopal symptoms following an exercise test.