Publications by authors named "L Kevin"

Study Hypothesis: Use of opioids for treatment of headache in the emergency department (ED) is associated with an increased 1-year risk of opioid-related adverse events.

Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of opioid prescribing for ED patients with headache.

Methods: We performed a multicenter observational cohort study using linked administrative data.

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  • Diagnostic genomic sequencing is becoming essential in nephrology, with efforts to enhance its national implementation to benefit patient outcomes.
  • A national study established 20 kidney genetics clinics across Australia from 2013 to 2022, offering genomic testing for patients with suspected monogenic kidney diseases and facilitating the collection of data on diagnostic experiences.
  • The initiative successfully integrated a multidisciplinary approach to kidney genetics, optimizing care for patients while adapting to ongoing technological advancements and preparing for broader healthcare funding for genomic testing.
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Introduction: This study aimed to find the association between the Knee Movement or KM method versus the traditional lateral knee radiograph positioning procedure and the incidence of true lateral knee radiographs achieved.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study of patients with knee problems that underwent lateral knee radiograph using the knee movement method (KM method), starting from March 2022 until August 2022. Fifty knee radiograph results using the KM method (KM group) were compared to retrospective data from fifty knee radiograph from the patients before March 2022 using the traditional method of lateral knee radiograph as the control (TM group).

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Aim: Recent rapid advances in genomics are revolutionising patient diagnosis and management of genetic conditions. However, this has led to many challenges in service provision, education and upskilling requirements for non-genetics health-care professionals and remuneration for genomic testing. In Australia, Medicare funding with a Paediatric genomic testing item for patients with intellectual disability or syndromic features has attempted to address this latter issue.

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In this study, the insertion of fluorine into LiFePO was carried out under molecular fluorine F at different temperatures. The reactivity strongly depends on the applied fluorination temperature, leading to very different products: core delithiation of the material is observed at low temperatures with the formation of a LiF shell around particles, while the material decomposes to gradually form a mixture of α-FeF and α-LiFeF iron fluorides at higher temperatures. A second thermal treatment under N leads to the formation of LiFePOF in a new way that has not been reported before.

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