New Right Atrial Image After Coronary Revascularization Surgery
This case report describes a saphenous vein graft simulating an intracardiac structure on echocardiography of a patient after coronary revascularization surgery.
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Radiomics for Treatment Planning in Liver Cancers
This Surgical Innovation delves into the transformative potential of radiomics in liver cancer treatment, highlighting its advancements in pretreatment prognosis, noninvasive tumor profiling, and treatment response prediction, thus paving the way for more personalized therapeutic strategies.
A New Legal Standard for Medical Malpractice
Importance Patients in the US have persistent needs for safe, evidence-based care. Physicians in the US report fear of liability risk and the need to practice “defensive medicine.” In 2024, the American Law Institute revised the legal standard for assessing medical…
A 25-Year-Old With Verrucous Pustules and Fevers
A 25-year-old man taking no regular medications presented to clinic with a 1-month history of skin lesions, which began as small painless papules on his face and progressed to vesicles and pustules over 1 week. Two weeks prior to presentation,…
Which Systemic Responses Should We Evolve to Help Surgeons Navigate Their Regret Experiences?
Regret in surgical practice is typically construed as resulting from the commission or the omission of a specific action at a specific decision point, which leads to a deleterious outcome. This article suggests a need to expand this conception of…
Should Surgeons Share Experiences of Regret With Patients?
Regret is ubiquitous in surgical practice and emphasizes the nature and breadth of surgeons’ responsibilities to patients and colleagues. Expressing regret to patients requires transparent and honest communication but can leave surgeons vulnerable. This article recommends strategies for communicating regret…
Ethics Talk: Regret, Detransitioning, and Trans Health Services
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about the history of the pelvic exam. The featured guest is Kinnon MacKinnon, PhD, MSW, an assistant professor in the School…
FDA Breast Density Reporting Requirements and Evidence-Based Medical Practice
This JAMA Insights provides an evidence-based summary for discussing information about breast density with patients, including discussions that involve shared decision-making.
Patient-Centered Buprenorphine Dosing in the Fentanyl Era
This Teachable Moment discusses initiation, optimization, and long-term use of buprenorphine in man with an opioid use disorder.
Chronic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae Associated With Kambo Intoxication
This case report describes a 35-year-old female patient experiencing chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms related to kambo, a secretion of the South American giant leaf frog, and noted abnormalities on initial magnetic resonance imaging with subsequent resolution.
