Massive Pulmonary Thromboembolism in Patients with COVID-19; Report of Three Cases
COVID-19 is a novel infectious disease, which has challenged people all around the world. As of today, healthcare practitioners and researchers have made great effort to understand the characteristics and clinical presentations of the disease; however ...
Mehdi Pishgahi +5 more
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The Clinical Features of Paranoia in the 20th Century and Their Representation in Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-III Through DSM-5 [PDF]
This review traces, through psychiatric textbooks, the history of the Kraepelinian concept of paranoia in the 20th century and then relates the common reported symptoms and signs to the diagnostic criteria for paranoia/delusional disorder in DSM-III ...
Kendler, Kenneth S.
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Optimising paediatric afferent component early warning systems : a hermeneutic systematic literature review and model development [PDF]
Objective: To identify the core components of successful early warning systems for detecting and initiating action in response to clinical deterioration in paediatric inpatients.
Allen, D +10 more
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Predicting Clinical Deteriorations Using Wearable Sensors
Introduction Acutely-ill hospitalised patients are at risk of clinical deteriorations such as cardiac arrest, admission to intensive care, or unexpected death. Currently, patients are manually assessed every 4-6 hours to determine the likelihood of subsequent deterioration.
Charlton, Peter H +6 more
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Aim The rapid response system (RRS) was initially aimed to improve patient outcomes. Recently, some studies have implicated that RRS might facilitate do‐not‐attempt‐resuscitation (DNAR) orders among patients, their families, and healthcare providers ...
Tatsuya Tsuji +10 more
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Background The greatest impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada has been on long-term care facilities which have accounted for a large majority of the mortality seen in this country.
James Downar +7 more
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Legal medical consideration of alzheimer’s disease patients’ dysgraphia and cognitive dysfunction: a 6 month follow up [PDF]
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients to express intentions and desires, and their decision-making capacity.
Archer T +4 more
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Medications associated with clinical deterioration in hospitalized children [PDF]
BACKGROUNDMedical emergency teams have been shown to reduce mortality in children's hospitals, but there are many potential barriers to their activation. Surveillance tools using electronic health record data help identify children at risk of deterioration.
Emily J, Huang +4 more
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Relationship of blood pressure, antihypertensive therapy, and outcome in ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis: retrospective analysis from Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-International Stroke Thrombolysis Register (SITS-ISTR) [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> The optimal management of blood pressure (BP) in acute stroke remains unclear. For ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis, current guidelines suggest pharmacological intervention if ...
Ahmed, N. +4 more
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Factors associated with clinical deterioration shortly after PE [PDF]
Several factors have been associated with mortality in the months after PE. Factors associated with short-term clinical deterioration or need for hospital-based intervention are less well known.We prospectively enrolled consecutive emergency department patients with PE and recorded clinical, biomarker and radiographic data.
Christopher Kabrhel +6 more
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