Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is defined as pelvic pain of 3 to 6 months duration. Present in 10% to 20% of reproductive-aged women, CPP has a major impact on women’s health.[1-4] While endometriosis is... Read More
Clinical Articles
Medical education at the University of British Columbia has been transformed in the past decade and continues to evolve. Currently, the MD undergraduate program is delivered in communities throughout... Read More
A 49-year-old Caucasian female with a medical history of bronchial asthma presented in 2005 with third-degree heart block. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed mild left ventricular (LV)... Read More
Long-term home oxygen therapy reduces mortality and improves quality of life for hypoxemic patients with respiratory disease. Four randomized controlled trials have helped establish the indications... Read More
Background The term “thrombophilia” derives from the Greek words thrombos and philia, and translates as “clot loving.” Patients with thrombophilia have a higher risk of incident and... Read More