Colette DeJong, MD; Arvind Nishtala, MD, MPH; Nora Goldschlager, MD
JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(2):249-251. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6220
This case report describes the electrocardiographic indications and challenges involved in the diagnosis of pause-dependent torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia.
Pete McGrann, BM, BAo, BCH; Matthew Jackson, MBChB
JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(2):252-253. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6485
This report of a case describes a man in his 70s with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia who presented to the emergency department with 4 days of progressive dizziness, shortness of breath, and chest pain on exertion.
Qinghua Chang, MD; Renguang Liu, MD; Zizhen Feng, MD, PhD
JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(2):254-256. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6709
This case report presents the electrocardiographic findings in a woman with dextroversion.
Theodore L. Caputi, BS; Alicia L. Nobles, PhD, MS; John W. Ayers, PhD, MA
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(2):258-259. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5094
This study analyzes US internet search numbers to evaluate changes in searches for sexual harassment and assault, reporting, and training since the #MeToo movement.
Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil; Devraj Sukul, MD, MSc; Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc; et al.
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has audio
JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(2):259-261. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5124
This study examines the appropriate use of percutaneous coronary interventions in New York, Michigan, and Florida using Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project state databases.
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Temporal Trends in Unstable Angina Diagnosis Codes for Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
John (Xuefeng) Jiang, PhD; Ge Bai, PhD, CPA
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(2):265-267. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5295
This study evaluates the internal and external sources of and preventive steps for data breaches in health care organizations from 2009 to 2017.
Terri R. Fried, MD; Maria Zenoni, MS; Lynne Iannone, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(2):267-268. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5299
This study uses telephone interviews of patients and their surrogates to evaluate surrogates’ knowledge of patients’ treatment goals and confidence in their ability to make patients’ treatment decisions.
Less Is More
Kevin D. Platt, MD; Amy N. Thompson, PharmD; Paul Lin, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(2):269-272. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5700
This database analysis quantifies the rate of use and cost of self-monitoring blood glucose supplies that are potentially used inappropriately, specifically focusing on test strips.
Raymond Noel Moynihan, PhD; Justin Clark, BA; Loai Albarqouni, MD
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(2):272-273. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6201
This study examines the media coverage of the expanded definition of hypertension associated with the new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.