Content by Canadian Medical Association Journal
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One-Third of Patients with Cancer Visit Emergency Departments in Months Before Diagnosis
Most ED visits were related to symptoms of the type of cancer diagnosed
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New Guideline to Promote Health Equity in Canada
16 recommendations to help people facing disadvantages and barriers to accessing health care
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An Analysis of Excess Deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic across Canada
The author calls for collaboration across Canada’s health care systems to allow faster reporting of deaths
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Inappropriate Use of Clinical Practices
Study identifies 228 clinical practices that are not being used appropriately in Canada
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Some NSAIDs Superior to Codeine for Managing Outpatient Postoperative Pain
NSAIDs such as ibuprofen provide better pain control and have fewer adverse effects than codeine
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COVID-19 in Pregnancy Associated with Adverse Outcomes
SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is associated with preeclampsia, stillbirth, and other adverse outcomes
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New Guideline for Diagnosing Acute Aortic Syndrome
The rate of misdiagnosis for AAS is estimated to be as high as 38 percent, and the risk of death can increase two percent for every hour of delay in diagnosis
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Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnancy Overdiagnosed, Overtreated
The challenge with TSH screening in pregnancy is that it identifies many women with very minor elevations in TSH, which is known as subclinical hypothyroidism
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New Tool Better at Predicting Death after Cardiac Admission Than Current Indexes
The cardiac-specific comorbidity index outperformed both the Charlson-Deyo comorbidity index and the Elixhauser comorbidity indexPage 1 of 1
