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2024 24 Apr
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most prevalent form of irregular heartbeat. It is projected to impact approximately 12.1 million adults in the United States by 2030. AFib results from abnormal electrical impulses causing a portion of the heart to quiver or fibrillate, often leading to complications and up to a fivefold increased risk of stroke....Read more
2020 18 Aug
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2016 30 Nov
We provide an overview of the various facets of pharmacist practice in the intensive care unit (ICU), the current extent to which pharmacists are present in the ICU, along with a discussion on barriers and lessons learned in garnering support for such a role. Caring for critically ill patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) is considered...Read more
2016 11 Mar
All drugs are inherently dangerous. In critical care we give large numbers of particularly dangerous drugs to very sick people, who have little physiological reserve to cope with additional problems. When patients are admitted to or transferred out of critical care we have to transfer complex information about patients’ medications. The staff prescribing...Read more
2015 29 Sep
According to a new study from the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, patients with high blood pressure can benefit from the expanded role played by pharmacists. Findings from the Rural Alberta Clinical Trial in Optimizing Hypertension (RxACTION) are published in the journal Circulation. During the study, the researchers compared...Read more
2015 18 Jun
According to a study conducted by Scot H. Simpson, professor in the faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Alberta, pharmacists on primary care teams can have a significant impact on the treatment of blood pressure in patients with Type 2 diabetes. The study titled “Pharmacists on primary care teams: Effect on antihypertensive medication...Read more