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Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre strongly benefits from its physical proximity to a diverse group of scientists and clinical researchers throughout London. Our cancer research groups bring together scientists and clinicians from many different specialties to investigate cancer problems in a cross...

Ovarian cancer continues to be the most lethal of the gynaecologic malignancies. Every year in Canada alone, about 3,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Because of a lack of reliable early detection methods and poor therapeutic management of recurrent disease, about 1,950 of these women...

CARDIAC ARREST ; CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CPR ; CHEST COMPRESSIONS; VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VT ; V-TACH ; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION ; VF ; V-FIB ; DEFIBRILLATION ; CARDIOVERSION The word cardiac means "heart" and "arrest" means stop. If the heart stops pumping for any period of time, the...

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z G Tube Gastric Drainage Gastrostomy Gases Glucose Gynecology

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Wean Weaning Wedge Wedging White Blood Cells Withdrawal of Life Support

QUIZ OF THE WEEK FOR FEBRUARY 25, 2005 Pt A.is a 35 year old admitted with bowel infarction. She is currently on .6 mask and norepinephrine with the following findings: T 39.5 ABGs: PaO2 64 pH 7.46 PaCO2 33 HCO3 21 HR 130, CVP 7, BP 82/55, U/O 20 ml/hr WBC 20,000 INR 1.4 PTT 52 bilateral edema on...

Children need information about the patient who has been admitted to intensive care, just as adults do. If you want to bring a child to visit the patient in the Intensive Care Unit, please speak with the bedside nurse. The nurse can advise the best time for the visit, and will postpone the visit if...

Infection control is very important. To prevent the spread of infection, please clean your hands before and after each visit. Waterless hand cleaner is available in dispensers on the walls throughout the hospital. This product is more effective at killing most germs than soap and water and works...

Treatment preferences The substitute decision maker (SDM) is expected to make treatment decisions according to the expressed wishes of the patient. If the person did not have any specific wishes, the SDM must make decisions with the best interests of the patient in mind. Level of resuscitation The...

STATEMENT For Immediate Release: January 11, 2021 LHSC media statement Effective immediately, the Board of Directors of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has decided to end Dr. Paul Woods’ employment as LHSC’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The Board is committed to ensuring the stability...