The management of obesity through technological means has shown benefits in recent years. These include treatment and follow-up strategies delivered through portable devices (e.g., mobile phones), web-based platforms (e.g., websites) and wearable tracking devices (e.g., pedometers).
Technology-based inte...
This chapter addresses the management of weight related to three phases of a woman’s reproductive years – preconception, during pregnancy and postpartum – for adult women with obesity. Although these reproductive periods are addressed separately, it is important to consider that these phases re...
Exploring obesity within the context of multiple co-occurring health, socioeconomic, environmental and cultural factors, and situating these within policy/jurisdictional structures specific to Indigenous populations (e.g., federal versus provincial health funding), can facilitate emerging opportunities f...
Moores, Lisa K;
Tritschler, Tobias;
Brosnahan, Shari;
Carrier, Marc;
Collen, Jacob F;
Doerschug, Kevin;
Holley, Aaron B;
Jimenez, David;
Gal, Gregoire Le;
Rali, Parth;
Wells, Philip.
Emerging evidence shows that severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be complicated by a significant coagulopathy, that likely manifests in the form of both microthrombosis and VTE. This recognition has led to the urgent need for practical guidance regarding prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of...
Lasocki, Sigismond;
Pène, Frédéric;
Ait-Oufella, Hafid;
Aubron, Cécile;
Ausset, Sylvain;
Buffet, Pierre;
Huet, Olivier;
Launey, Yoann;
Legrand, Matthieu;
Lescot, Thomas;
Dessap, Armand Mekontso;
Piagnerelli, Michael;
Quintard, Hervé;
Velly, Lionel;
Kimmoun, Antoine;
Chanques, Gérald.
Anemia is very common in critical care patients, on admission (affecting about two thirds ofpatients), but also during and after their stay, due to repeated blood loss, the effects of inflammation onerythropoiesis, a decreased red blood cell life span, and haemodilution. Anemia is associated withseverity...
La Retinopatía de la Prematuridad (ROP por sus siglas en inglés) es un trastorno retiniano
vasoproliferativo y una de las causas principales de ceguera prevenible en niños (1). La ROP afecta
a recién nacidos prematuros (RNP) y está asociada a la administración inadecuada de oxígeno (2).
El Seguro ...
A clinical summary of this KDP was published in the Journal of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic .
Heart failure is a clinical syndrome that is characterized by typical symptoms (eg, dyspnea, ankle swelling, and fatigue) that may be accompanied by signs (eg, increased jugular venous congesti...
Desde sua identificação na China em dezembro de 2019, o novo coronavírus responsável pela COVID-19 evoluiu rapidamente para uma pandemia. A COVID-19 se manifesta com sintomas respiratórios inespecíficos de gravidade variável e pode exigir suporte respiratório avançado. Atualmente, o diagnóstico...
Since its identification in China in December 2019, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has rapidly evolved into a pandemic. COVID-19 manifests with non-specific respiratory symptoms of variable severity and may require advanced respiratory support. The diagnosis of COVID-19 is currently confirmed by laborato...
The commercial weight loss industry is enormous. Clinicians should familiarize themselves with the commercial obesity management offerings in their vicinity. Criteria have been published to evaluate whether a commercial program is safe and potentially successful (i.e., offering a combination of nutriti...
