Background: Previous reports have suggested that the incidence of psychotic disorders has either been stable or decreasing ...

Symptomatic CPPD disease (formerly known as “pseudogout”) is more common in older than younger adults and typically affects joints with previous damage. Chondrocalcinosis visible on radiographs ...

An 81-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a 3-day history of fever and cough and was given a diagnosis of pneumonia. He reported a 9-kg weight loss over 2 years. He also reported ...

Key points Ontario’s Ministry of Health (MOH) recently introduced a policy mandating that, starting with the 2026 Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) cycle, only Canadian citizens or permanent ...

A 74-year-old man with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes presented to our nephrology clinic for follow-up of diabetic kidney disease with a serum creatinine of 180 (reference range 59 ...

Chronic noncancer pain includes any painful condition that persists for at least three months and is not associated with malignant disease. [1] [1] According to seven national surveys conducted ...

Defined as troponin elevation exceeding the 99th percentile of reference values within 30 days of noncardiac surgery due to ischemia, the estimated incidence is 12%–24% and is higher after nonelective ...

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in diabetes improves outcomes and enhances patient self-management Compared with traditional fingerstick testing, CGM improves glycemic control and quality of life, ...

Intramuscular epinephrine rapidly reverses airway edema and shock.[1][1] Current evidence does not support use of antihistamines and corticosteroids to prevent progression of anaphylaxis or biphasic ...

A58-year-old woman presented to the emergency department. She had been vomiting and feeling confused for three days, and she had fallen several times. Three months before her presentation, the patient ...

Although tuberculosis (TB) disease is preventable and curable, it affects nearly 11 million people worldwide each year, more than 2000 of whom live in Canada. In Canada, TB overwhelmingly affects ...

A 34-year-old woman (gravida 3, para 2) at 16 weeks’ gestation was found to have platelets unable to be quantified because of clumping on routine prenatal blood work, with a visual estimate of 40 ...