Key points A 62-year-old man with hypertension and chronic renal disease presented to an emergency department with abdominal ...
A 57-year-old man presented to our dermatology clinic with a 10-day history of pruritic, bullous, erosive lesions involving the hands, lower legs, oral mucosa, and glans penis ([Figure 1][1]). They de ...
Key points Few issues generate more public concern in Canadian health care than long wait times for surgical procedures. Delays in care are associated with physical pain, psychological distress, ...
Key points A healthy 34-year-old man presented to his local walk-in clinic with dysuria and dark (tea-coloured) urine. He did not have any previous episodes of dark urine and denied any other ...
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is associated with substantial mortality and complications, including endocarditis and metastatic infection requiring specific investigations and treatment. [1] [1] ...
BACKGROUND: We previously derived the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule to identify subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in patients with acute headache. Our objective was to validate the rule in a new ...
In October 2018, recreational use of cannabis was legalized in Canada with the primary objectives of improving cannabis-related public health and safety, reducing youth access to cannabis, and ...
“Deadnaming” (using an incorrect name, often that assigned at birth) and misgendering (using pronouns or forms of address that do not reflect a person’s gender) occur frequently in inpatient settings2 ...
Key points Ontario’s recently passed Bill 33 will require publicly assisted colleges and universities to have clearly outlined, merit-based admission policies.[1][1] Although this sounds reasonable, i ...
Jerome A. Leis, John A. Rutka and Wayne L. Gold ...
Background: Fragility fractures are a major health concern for older adults and can result in disability, admission to hospital and long-term care, and reduced quality of life. This Canadian Task ...
Interpretation: Death or readmission after discharge from a COVID-19 hospitalization is common and had a similar frequency in Alberta and Ontario. Risk stratification and interinstitutional ...
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