Background: A risk-based model of care for managing patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
using the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) has been successfully integrated into …

Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a potentially fatal complication of cardiac surgery.
The inability to predict cardiac surgery-associated AKI is a major barrier to prevention and …

Background Doxorubicin (DOX) and trastuzumab (TRZ) are highly effective chemotherapeutic
agents in the breast cancer setting, limited by their cardiotoxic side effects. Among the …

In my opinion, the CFPC has 2 main options. It can fully accept that some family physicians
have focused practices, or it can wholly commit to generalism. Fully accepting focused …

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) is an extremely rare congenital
condition where one or more of the pulmonary veins are connected to the venous circulation. …

I disagree with Dr. Karazivan admonishing the resident for not giving the patient the three
weeks off work that the patient requested. Refusing a patient's request for time off from work …

Background & Aims Immune‐mediated processes are thought to influence the efficacy of
treatment in chronic hepatitis C virus ( HCV ) infection. This study evaluated the association of …

Background: Anthracyclines, in particular Doxorubicin (Dox), are effective chemotherapeutic
agents in the breast cancer setting, limited by its cardiotoxic side effects. The introduction of …

5. Statistics Canada [website]. Health indicator profle, by Aboriginal identity, age group and
sex, four year estimates, Canada, provinces and territories, occasional (rate). Ottawa, ON: …

For secondary syphilis, such as in this case, Canadian guidelines suggest follow-up testing
at 3, 6 and 12 months post-treatment. Please check the recommendations from your local …