While practicing family physicians and clinicians can carry out professional duties in the face of multiple, competing demands, Postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residents in Family Medicine Residency Training Programs are expected to recognize competing demands in their professional duties during resid
Certain alcohol-drinkers are disposed to develop hepatitis. Both men (who drink >4 drinks a day) and women (who drink > 3 drinks a day) are exposed to increased risk of this alcohol-hepatitis. While alcohol it metabolized in the liver, when severe alcohol-associated hepatitis develops, it has a 20%-50% mortality rate.
Patients with chronic kidney disease can complain of several symptoms that are related to their illness. Questions about management of these conditions frequently appear on Medical Council of Canada examinations and assessments, as well as on Royal Colleges licensing examinations. The following discuss management steps of these symptoms: