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Clinical Articles / BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... of changing local practice, local projects can often contribute to knowledge about QI in health care and be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Tiffany Chan, MD, MHsc March 2017
... failure, or cardiovascular complications that can also contribute to overall morbidity and mortality. In addition, ... complications after liver transplantation are known to contribute to morbidity and mortality. Evaluation of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martha Spencer, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... to an inability to toilet effectively and can therefore contribute to urinary or fecal incontinence. The geriatrician ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Joshua Budlovsky, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... may increase their contact with the esophageal mucosa and contribute to dyspepsia.[ 25 ] Thus, patients who are not ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kenneth M. Madden, MD, MSc March 2017
... that an exaggeration of the arterial baroreflex may contribute to the development of VVS.[ 19 ] The standard ... syncope, and syndromes with syncope-like symptoms all contribute to fall-related injuries, loss of independence, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marisa Wan, MD, FRCPC April 2017
... medical event, but more often multiple factors contribute to its initiation and development. In addition, ... address six risk factors in older patients that commonly contribute to delirium: cognitive impairment, sleep ... patient-specific and environmental risk factors that may contribute to the development or worsening of delirium. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Paul Blackburn, MD, FRCPC April 2017
... investigations to identify any medical problems that could contribute to or mimic depressive symptoms (e.g., ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Leo Lai, MD, FRCPC April 2017
... organ system. In addition, physicians may unintentionally contribute to polypharmacy by adhering strictly to clinical ... if the patient has any cognitive impairment, and could contribute to problems with following dosing instructions. It ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Katalin Balogh, MD, PhD, FRCPC April 2017
... cognitive impairment.[ 1 ] Multiple factors can contribute to delirium, including medication use, infection, ... delusions, and hallucinations, all of which can contribute to safety concerns. The presence of behavioral and ... time for leisure activities and stress reduction and contribute to a better quality of life for both the care ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Oleksandr Butskiy, MD October 2017
... diploic veins of the skull. These two factors may contribute to the relatively high occurrence of Pott’s ... to relieve the obstruction of narrowed sinus ostia and contribute to the mechanical clearance of the infected fluid ...