Anaplasmosis is the second most common tick-borne disease in Canada, with rapidly rising incidence owing to the expanding ...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a venous thrombus becomes lodged in lung arteries, causing impairment in oxygenation, ...
A 40-year-old man emigrated from India 2 years ago and has no prior medical conditions. He requested a clinic visit with his ...
An α-2 adrenergic agonist approved only for veterinary use, medetomidine is similar to xylazine, but substantially more potent.1 Medetomidine is increasingly present in the unregulated drug supply, ...
Cases in which a blood culture grows Staphylococcus aureus should always be treated as a true bloodstream infection Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is associated with substantial mortality and ...
Intra-articular glucocorticoid injections can be considered for short-term (2- to 6-week) management of pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis 1, 2 These injections provide modest relief (on ...
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Background: Adverse events (AEs) are adverse outcomes caused by medical care. Several studies have indicated that a substantial number of patients experience AEs before or during hospitalization.
The gastrointestinal pathogen Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebiasis Clinical severity ranges from the asymptomatic passage of cysts in the stool to fulminant dysentery. Potentially fatal ...
Background: The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), the agency that regulates the prices of patented medicines in Canada, published proposed amendments to the regulatory framework in ...
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Background:Whether sedative prescriptions after hospital admissions are associated with poor patient outcomes is unknown. We ...
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