Quantitative Computed Tomography Ventriculography for Assessment and Monitoring of Hydrocephalus: A Pilot Study and Description of Method in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Background: There is no facile quantitative method for monitoring hydrocephalus (HCP). We propose quantitative computed tomography (CT) ventriculography (qCTV) as a novel computer vision tool for empirically assessing HCP in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

Methods: Twenty patients with SAH who were evaluated for ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement were selected for inclusion.

Managing osteoarthritis. Medication use among seniors in the community.

Objective: To determine what types of medication seniors in the community were using to manage osteoarthritis (OA).

Design: Mailed self-administered survey.

Setting: Three family medicine community practice sites in cities in Nova Scotia.

Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation. Is there a gap in care for ambulatory patients?

Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) substantially increases risk of stroke. Evidence suggests that anticoagulation to reduce risk is underused (a "care gap"). Our objectives were to clarify measures of this gap in care by including data from family physicians and to determine why eligible patients were not receiving anticoagulation therapy.