Premise, COVID-19 /
BY: Nickie Mathew, MD, MSc, ABPN, FRCPC, ABPM
January/February 2021
... the COVID-19 pandemic. On average he worked 6 hours a day, 7 days a week, sometimes making “$300 an hour, and other ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Daniel Esau, BAppSc, MHSc, MD
January/February 2021
... It is rare for VZV to affect multiple cranial nerves,[ 5 , 7 ] but when it does occur, it is usually associated with ... trochlear, and abducens nerve involvement was 0.3% each.[ 7 ] We found no other cause of the patient’s presentation ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 /
BY: Tonia Tauh, MD, FRCPC
March 2021
... is acquired against severe COVID-19 symptoms, typically by 7 days, with 52.4% efficacy between 7 to 14 days and 89% between days 15 to 21 after dose 1. ... antibody titres than the two-dose regimenl.[ 6 , 7 ] What data exist on deviations from approved dosing ...
Letters /
BY: Susan M. Lee, MD, FRCPC, MAS
January/February 2021
... define infertility as a disease, as recommended by WHO,[ 7 ] worthy of care under the universal health coverage that ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 /
BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC
January/February 2021
... better support people who use drugs during the pandemic.[ 7 ] Not all COVID-19 response measures have resulted in ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Maya de Vos, BSc
January/February 2021
... sevoflurane and isoflurane if used in large quantities.[ 7 ] In the Vancouver Island Health Authority, joint efforts ... measures is essential for continued quality improvement.[ 7 ] Therefore, we initiated a project to update our ... initiatives and identify areas for improvement.[ 7 ] Two studies have examined the environmental impact of ...
Premise /
BY: John Liu, MD
January/February 2021
... availability of nonmydriatic ocular fundus photographs.[ 7 ] A study at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Sean Duke, MSc, MD
March 2021
... exposure revealed, after a complete evaluation, that only 7% were allergic to the antibiotics.[ 2 ] A drug-viral ... with mild index reactions to the antibiotics.[ 2 , 6 , 7 , 25-29 ] Skin testing Despite longstanding use of tests ... amoxicillin challenge had negative intradermal testing.[ 7 ] The positive predictive value of skin testing in the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Luke Witherspoon, MD, MSc
March 2021
... fertility options following vasectomy, as approximately 7.4% of men ultimately regret having a vasectomy and pursue ... undergo vasectomy reversal have a history of fertility,[ 7 ] but if a man has no documented fertility prior to ... cycle using the female partner’s oocytes are 33.7% among women aged less than 35 years, 28.7% among women ...
Editorials, COVID-19 /
BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD
March 2021
... in Italy, pot-banging and applause marking 7 p.m. everywhere. We realized that we were part of something ...