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The Ordering and Impact of Chest Radiography in the Management of Adult Patients with Acute Asthma in Canadian Emergency Departments
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Objectives: Asthma is a reversible chronic disease of the airway characterized by symptoms of persistent dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, cough, and occasional sputum production. Acute asthma is a severe form of asthma, which may result in emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalization or,...
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Understanding implementation processes of clinical pathways and clinical practice guidelines in pediatric contexts: A study protocol
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Nettel-Aguirre, A., Klassen, T.P., Grimshaw, J., Johnson, D., Scott, S.
Background: Canada is among the most prosperous nations in the world, yet the health and wellness outcomes of Canadian children are surprisingly poor. There is some evidence to suggest that these poor health outcomes are partly due to clinical practice variation, which can stem from failure to...
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Spring 2014
This thesis examines the pathophysiology of asthma, attempts to determine the cellular mechanisms behind viral-induced immune memory mediated asthma exacerbations, and investigates urinary metabolomic biomarkers of asthma and neonatal hypoxia.
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Fall 2014
Epidemiological studies correlate vitamin D deficiency with asthma severity. Calcitriol modulates receptor and cytokine expression from various leukocytes in an anti-inflammatory manner. Despite eosinophil activity during mucosal inflammation, knowledge on the direct effect of calcitriol on this...