NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease (NERD) is a non-IgE hypersensitivity reaction that causes a spectrum of symptoms, including chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, asthma, and... Read More
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Background Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that involves systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction due to a suspected infection.[1] It is estimated that there are upward of 45 million... Read More
Screening for colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer is the third-most-common cancer diagnosis in British Columbia and the second-leading cause of cancer death. It will affect approximately 1 in 14... Read More
Many risk factors for the development of colorectal cancer have been proposed, but the most consistently recognized is advancing age, with incidence rising abruptly after age 50 [Figure 1].[1,2]... Read More
While the benefits of colon screening are firmly established, the impact of colonoscopy surveillance following removal of precancerous lesions from the colon and rectum is not as clear. Guidelines... Read More