Background:Whether sedative prescriptions after hospital admissions are associated with poor patient outcomes is unknown. We sought to determine the incidence and risk of adverse events associated ...

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Limbal dermoids are rare ectopic skin lesions with adnexal elements (e.g., hairs, glands) on the ocular surface. Their epithelium shows features of both hair epidermal and limbal epithelial stem cells ...

It effectively reduces the risk of bacterial STIs A meta-analysis of 3 randomized controlled trials showed a 60% reduction in risk of any STI (81% decrease for chlamydia, 77% for syphilis, and 45% for ...

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Isopropanol toxicity is common Isopropanol exposure, the second most common alcohol-related call to poison centres, 1 occurs when isopropanol is ingested with or as a substitute to ethanol.

The differential diagnosis of conjunctival lesions include complexion-associated melanosis (CAM), nevus, primary acquired melanosis (PAM), and melanoma. 1 Most conjunctival melanomas arise from ...

Wernicke encephalopathy is a medical emergency with substantial morbidity and mortality A historical case series reported mortality in 17% of patients with acute Wernicke encephalopathy. 2 Of the ...

Retinal detachment is an important cause of vision loss Retinal detachment occurs when vitreous fluid enters through a retinal tear or hole leading to separation of the retina from the choroid, ...

Among the 5 serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis, serogroup B causes the highest incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Canada 1, 2 Invasive meningococcal disease causes meningococcemia ...