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A pregnant, primiparous 32-year-old woman at 28 weeks’ gestation presented for a routine prenatal visit. Blood work showed thrombocytopenia with platelet count of 60 (reference range 130–380) × 109/L.

A meta-analysis of 20 000 people from the general population who were patch tested confirmed a 20% prevalence of contact allergy, with nickel being the most common allergen (11.4%). 1 Prevalence is ...

When central venous access cannot be established delivering vasopressors via peripheral catheters is acceptable Administration of vasopressors through peripheral venous catheters has traditionally ...

The diagnosis is clinical based on lateral elbow pain and epicondyle tenderness Provocative tests include pain with resisted extension of the long fingers or wrist when the elbow is extended. Pain ...

Turtle Lodge — an example of an Indigenous-led model for wellness In restoring traditional Indigenous knowledge and practising self-determination in community health, the Turtle Lodge has built a ...

Box 1: Evidence used in this review We drew on the international guideline on the management of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) published by the European Society of Human Reproduction and ...

Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are common during pregnancy and are associated with adverse outcomes Prenatal iron deficiency occurs in more than 30% of pregnancies in Canada. 1 It has been ...

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the risk of death among people who visit emergency departments frequently for alcohol-related reasons, including whether mortality risk increases with increasing ...

Measles cases are increasing in Canada By March 2024, 40 cases had been reported (12 in 2023). 1 One measles case can cause infection in 90% of exposed, unvaccinated people. 2 Complications of ...

This issue of CMAJ features Brenner and colleagues’ 1 projections for cancer diagnoses in Canada in 2024. Despite overall declines in cancer incidence and mortality, population growth and aging will ...

Stereotyping and ableist culture Ableism has long been entrenched in the culture of medicine, 11 driven by an illusion of a binary between sick and well that is perpetuated by societal, social and ...