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Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Frank X. Scheuermeyer, MD, MHSc April 2024
... the emergency department with little follow-up testing.[ 2-9 ] In particular, use of the HEART score, which provides ... and implementation of HEART-based risk scores[ 8 , 9 ] to standardize emergency department management of chest ... 1.7% risk of acute coronary syndrome within 6 weeks.[ 8 , 9 ] Should an emergency physician discharge a patient back to ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, ISAM April 2024
... a simpler section 7 agreement and an enhanced section 9 agreement[ 9 ] [ Table 1 ] . A standard representation agreement ... they are undertaking.[ 10 ] For an enhanced section 9 representation agreement, an adult may authorize a ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC April 2024
... were in excellent hands with me. So, when my son’s 9-year-old friend chose our house to attempt his first ... of submission to the cleverer party when you settle on 9:30 p.m. After the hangout portion of the sleepover went ...
Premise / BY: Clara MacDonald, MSc, MD April 2024
... related to a perceived failure, over any objective error.[ 9 ] Second victim syndrome can occur after poor response to ... experiences have also been documented in the literature,[ 9 , 10 , 13 , 14 ] as is the concerning reality that second ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: S. Darabian, BA May 2024
... with an observation of lower limb alignment and gait.[ 9 ] An antalgic, or pain-induced, gait is characterized by a ... effusions), and patellar tap (for large effusions).[ 9 ] Perform the milking test for fluid wave or bulge sign in ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: A. Sidhu, MD May 2024
... that has caused articular irregularity. Currently, 3.9 million Canadians over the age of 20 years have been ... In contrast, a meta-analysis of 14 systematic reviews and 9 RCTs brought into question the efficacy of unloader braces.[ 9 ] It suggested that the use of unloader knee braces likely ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Adrian Marcuzzi, BHSc May 2024
... have demonstrated a decreasing effect on pain relief[ 9 ] or no clinically relevant difference in pain relief[ 10 ] ... the number needed to harm was 4 for strong opioids and 9 for weak opioids.[ 14 ] Another systematic review found ... out due to any adverse event, compared with controls.[ 9 ] Effect of opioids on postsurgical outcomes Presurgical ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Tyson A. Boettcher, MD, FRCSC May 2024
... greater than 40 carries a serious risk of complications.[ 9 ] Also, the surgical risks depend on the distribution of ... unicompartmental knee replacement of 85.5% at 15 years, 81.9% at 20 years, and 72.0% at 25 years.[ 4 ] These estimates ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM May 2024
... a Physician Registration Application (Form 1800PHPC),[ 9 ] and a WorkSafeBC representative will respond. —Olivia ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kate Smolina, DPhil, CHE June 2024
... Approximately 6 in 10 individuals aged 65 to 79 years and 9 in 10 individuals aged 80 years and older have a history of ...