Clinical Articles /
BY: Derin Karacabeyli, MD
July/August 2020
... and educational materials/counseling tools), and time.[ 14-17 ] The SCOPE team worked with two communities to create, ... and lack of knowledge, comfort, and self-efficacy.[ 15-17 , 29 , 30 ] We observed increases in physician-reported ... and communication with patients and families.[ 16 , 17 , 24 ] The Live 5-2-1-0 message, tools, and resources may ...
Back Page, COVID-19 /
BY: Abe Zacharias, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2020
... the opportunity to direct a mixed Inuit choir, composed of 17 singers, who performed carols in Inuktut. A few dances ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jan Klimas, MSc, PhD
September 2020
... risks prior to prescribing an opioid for pain.[ 15-17 ] Similarly, the Alberta Opioid Use Disorder Primary Care ... for a positive likelihood ratio (LR) range of 6.1 to 17.0, which indicates that if opioids were prescribed he ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 /
BY: Kristopher T. Kang, MD
September 2020
... more than 11 million cases of COVID-19 reported globally,[ 17 ] many families are experiencing the trauma of severe ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 /
BY: Leilynaz Malekafzali, BSc
September 2020
... with clinically confirmed COVID-19 (31.6%; 95% CI, 17.5-48.7) had symptoms consistent with conjunctivitis, ... of SARS-CoV-2 nucleotide was found (5.2%; 95% CI, 0.6-17.8).[ 5 ] The authors concluded “that SARS-CoV-2 might be ...
Premise, COVID-19 /
BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc
September 2020
... themselves in contact with vulnerable populations.[ 17 ] In a matter of weeks, however, COVID-19 shifted this ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Brett Baumann, MD
October 2020
... all cases. Butt and colleagues reviewed lung biopsies from 17 patients, all of whom had a history of vaping and were ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Armon Molavi, MD
October 2020
... benefits and risks of each option.[ 5 , 7-11 , 13 , 16 , 17 ] There are no clear data on which of these barriers is ... syndrome and relapse prevention.[ 6 , 8 , 12 , 14 , 17-29 ] The number needed to treat (NNT) to either reduce ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 /
BY: Sonny Thiara, MD
October 2020
... had recommended against international travel.[ 12 ] On 17 March 2020, a BC public health emergency was declared, and ... and a late increase in critical care admissions.[ 17 , 18 ] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most ICUs operated ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Lisa J. Zhang
November 2020
... that taking antioxidants may improve live birth rates.[ 17 ] Overall, there is no clear consensus regarding the ...