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Clinical Articles, Clinical Case Reports / BY: Eugene Y.H. Yeung, MD, MSc, BSc(Pharm), FRCPC, FCCM, D(ABMM), CTH November 2023
... people in Canada were reported to have tuberculosis.[ 1 ] However, multidrug-resistant (defined as resistance to ... were detected only 206 and 6 times, respectively.[ 1 ] In 2022, a World Health Organization report led to an ... definitions of different categories of resistance [ Table 1 ].[ 2 ] Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is now ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Elisabeth Baerg Hall, MD, CCFP, FRCPC November 2023
... increasing clinical attention over the past 20 years.[ 1-3 ] The prevalence of ADHD in children is estimated to be ... three to four visits in a primary care setting. Step 1: Identify adults at risk Any adult patients who were ... tool that can be used in the contexts described in step 1.[ 17 ] If the patient has no childhood ADHD diagnosis, the ...
Letters / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP November 2023
... in 2000–2020 under a capitated blended-funding model[ 1 ] (based on the Johns Hopkins Primary Care model and Dr ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC November 2023
... West,” embodying the progressive spirit of its leaders.[ 1 ] It also emphasized an intention to distribute the VMA ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD November 2023
... at birth is 71.3 years in Canada, compared with 66.1 years in the US.[ 1 ] This highlights the importance of focusing on health ...
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 ... Compensation Act that affect return to work. Starting 1 January 2024, employers and workers will have a legal duty ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Lynsey J. Hamilton, MSc November 2023
... estimated to be directly responsible for 5400 deaths and $1.4 billion in health care costs in Canada in 2018.[ 1 ] The misuse and overuse of antibiotics from inappropriate ...
MDs To Be / BY: Larissa Steidle, MD November 2023
... other complaints in United States emergency departments.[ 1 ] Additionally, retrospective chart reviews demonstrate ...
Clinical Articles, Clinical Case Reports / BY: Jordanna Roesler, MD December 2023
... One week later, he developed erythema migrans [ Figure 1 ] , followed by fatigue. He presented to a walk-in clinic ... of 338 m/s. Repeat ECG showed sinus rhythm with a 2:1 heart block. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a ... per minute was found on ECG and again upon repeat. A 2:1 atrioventricular block occurred the next day, which ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Taylor Crown, MD December 2023
... the 21st century, which has fostered surgical innovation.[ 1 ] Hip arthroscopy has rapidly gained popularity in the ... cartilage on the femoral head and acetabulum [ Figure 1 ].[ 6 ] The acetabular rim has a triangular fibrocartilage, ...