D-dimer testing is useful for excluding venous thromboembolism (VTE), where a low D-dimer level helps exclude deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).[1][1] However, elevated levels are ...
A 49-year-old man who had sex with men presented to our emergency department with a 2-month history of perianal and buttock ulcers. He had poorly controlled HIV owing to interrupted treatment, and he ...
Key points The government of Alberta recently announced legislative changes allowing patients to self-refer and pay out of pocket for diagnostic and testing services covered by publicly funded health ...
Background: Online gambling and sports betting have recently been legalized and expanded in North America. We aimed to evaluate long-term changes in the frequency of gambling-related helpline contacts ...
Key points A 4-year-old boy presented to our urgent ophthalmology clinic for photophobia and persistent eye rubbing. He had been born at 39 weeks via Cesarean delivery, without complications. Prenatal ...
Prevalence of FPHL increases with age; 12% of females will have symptoms by age 29 years, 25% by age 50 years, and 41% to 50% at age 70 years and older.[1][1] Risk factors include genetics and ...
Chronic spontaneous urticaria affects 1% to 3% of people It is not an allergy and carries no risk of anaphylaxis, but is a chronic type 2 inflammatory disease driven by autoimmune mast cell activation ...
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A recent meta-analysis showed that, compared with the left-lateral going-to-sleep position, the supine going-to-sleep position was associated with stillbirth (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 2.63, 95% ...
Pregnant people with measles are at higher risk of pneumonia, hepatitis, and hospitalization and have a 10-fold higher risk of death than those who are not pregnant.1 Infection also increases the risk ...
Background: Low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) is used for lung cancer screening, but can also detect coronary artery disease as coronary artery calcium. We sought to determine the prevalence and ...
Background: Although suspicions of cancer may be raised in patients who visit the emergency department, little is known about emergency department use before a cancer diagnosis. We sought to describe ...
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