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WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM November 2023
... of patients who have a workplace injury or illness.[ 1 , 2 ] Evidence shows that having conversations early and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Lynsey J. Hamilton, MSc November 2023
... prescribing accelerates antibiotic resistance.[ 2 , 3 ] It is essential to prescribe antibiotics only when ...
MDs To Be / BY: Larissa Steidle, MD November 2023
... receive a pelvic exam when one is clinically indicated.[ 2 , 3 ] Clearly, female patients presenting with abdominal ...
News / BY: Laura McLean December 2023
... usually recommended that you review your coverage every 2 years, or if your practice changes. The Doctors of BC ... or if your last disability insurance review was over 2 years ago, a Doctors of BC insurance advisor will be ...
Clinical Articles, Clinical Case Reports / BY: Jordanna Roesler, MD December 2023
... department with presyncope and palpitations. Approximately 2 months prior, he had traveled extensively in Texas; ... electrocardiogram (ECG) showed no abnormalities. However, 2 days later, he returned with a right eye droop, tongue ... dissociation with junctional escape rhythm [ Figure 2 ] . Lyme serology returned positive and identified the ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Taylor Crown, MD December 2023
... occurred in the United Kingdom in more recent years.[ 2 , 3 ] The procedure allows for the visualization and ... trochanter, known as the “C-sign”[ 14 ] [ Figure 2, left ]. Other symptoms include clicking, snapping, or ... when the patient is standing on the affected limb [ Figure 2, centre and right ]. A positive test indicates weakness in ...
News December 2023
Letters / BY: Petra Wildgoose, MD, CCFP, MPH December 2023
... a delay in presentation to the primary care provider.[ 1 , 2 ] Vigilance of health care providers assumes that providers ... and feel dismissed by their primary care provider.[ 2 ] Public and provider education regarding early-onset ... Wait Time Consensus Group recommends endoscopy within 2 months. However, an Island Health 2020 performance ...
Editorials / BY: Michael Schwandt, MD, MPH, FRCPC December 2023
... decriminalization of drug possession for personal use.[ 2 ] Further, the BC Coroners Service has recommended the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC December 2023
... reflect how individual children grow. During their first 2 to 3 years, children often cross percentile lines as they ... for thirst between meals and milk only with meals (maximum 2 cups per day) to avoid overconsumption of milk, which can ... milks, and nutritional supplement drinks, before age 2; energy drinks should be avoided for all children, ...