Tinea corporis and cruris are typically treated with topical azoles or terbinafine, to which T. indotineae is often resistant 2, 3 Oral fluconazole or terbinafine are also commonly ineffective. 3 ...
Anaplasmosis is the second most common tick-borne disease in Canada, with rapidly rising incidence owing to the expanding ...
Background: We undertook research to improve the AGREE instrument, a tool used to evaluate guidelines. We tested a new seven-point scale, evaluated the usefulness of the original items in the ...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a venous thrombus becomes lodged in lung arteries, causing impairment in oxygenation, ...
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An α-2 adrenergic agonist approved only for veterinary use, medetomidine is similar to xylazine, but substantially more ...
A 40-year-old man emigrated from India 2 years ago and has no prior medical conditions. He requested a clinic visit with his ...
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Background: Canada has achieved near-universal adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and yet interoperability, the secure exchange and use of health data across different systems and settings, ...
Up to 0.3% of males will receive a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa in their lifetime.1 Affected males have a 6-times higher mortality rate than those in the general population. 2 Stigma, poor mental ...
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 ...
Common approaches include a 1-time intravenous (IV) dose of 7.5 to 10 mg/kg (ideal body weight) or smaller doses of, for example, 130 mg IV every 30 minutes until the patient is lightly sedated.3 ...