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A 32-year-old woman presented to our emergency department 2 days after the onset of bilateral hand swelling. Two weeks earlier, her 8-year-old son had had an erythematous rash on both cheeks. A week ...
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An 81-year-old man presented to the emergency department after 2 episodes of uncontrollable shaking, each lasting several minutes, accompanied by a sensation of extreme cold. He and his partner stated ...
Diagnosis requires thoracentesis and pleural fluid analysis with cultures1, 3 Because no radiologic sign can confidently exclude pleural infection, thoracentesis is essential for parapneumonic ...
Background: Despite their widespread acceptance, utilization review tools, which were designed to assess the appropriateness of care in acute care hospitals, have not been well validated in Canada.