Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS
September 2024
... 42 days; core biopsy pathology should be reported within 7 days; biomarker results should be reported “in a timely ... presentation to diagnostic result has also been proposed.[ 7 ] According to Health Canada’s Quality Determinants of ... were reported in a non-useful time frame (either less than 7 days before the surgery date or after the surgery date). ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Eugene Y.H. Yeung, MD, MSc, BSc(Pharm), FRCPC, FCCM, D(ABMM), CTH
September 2024
... anemia, intestinal obstruction, and gallbladder disease.[ 7 ] Enterobius vermicularis —associated with perianal ... of the former Soviet Union; North America; and Asia.[ 7 ] Fish-borne parasitic infections, secondary to Anisakis ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Natasha Benson, MD, FRCPC
September 2024
... is rare, making primary infection diagnosis challenging.[ 7 ] Other tests, including Ig avidity, in which low-avidity ... based on prevalence in a population and stage of illness.[ 7 ] Additionally, the presence of cytomegalovirus-specific ... it can also occur during reactivation or reinfection.[ 7 ] Consequently, clinical guidelines do not universally ...
Premise /
BY: A. Hoverman, DO, MPH, CCFP
September 2024
... public health issue of import over the past half century. [7] A 2022 report from the National Institute on Ageing ...
Letters /
BY: Rylen A. Williamson, BSc
September 2024
... translation across various subspecialties, and 53.7% of BC physicians dedicate 2–3 hours/week to professional ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
September 2024
... was credited with lower rates of ischemic heart disease[ 7 ] and ischemic stroke,[ 8 ] theoretically due to benefits ... endothelial inflammation, and coagulation factors.[ 7-9 ] A meta-analysis in Archives of Internal Medicine (2006) ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Alexander R. Hemy, MD
October 2024
... be more common in adults between 20 and 40 years of age.[ 7 ] Imbalances in the gut–brain communication can lead to ...
Clinical Articles, Clinical Case Reports /
BY: Rebecca Zhuang, MD
October 2024
... deep vein thrombosis is duplex ultrasonography,[ 7 ] point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is emerging as a ... presence of inflammation; and venous blood gases showed pH 7.42, pCO2 45 mm Hg, and HCO3− 29 mmol/L. Electrocardiogram ...
Premise /
BY: Khushi Dabla, BSc
October 2024
... to the credibility of health information on social media.[ 7 ] Keep your accounts’ biography or description short and ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP
October 2024
... intervention is exercise to improve strength,[ 6 , 7 ] gait and balance training (e.g., walking backward),[ 8 ] ... resistance exercises, lifting weights, wall pushups.[ 6 , 7 ] Balance: tai chi, standing on one foot, heel-toe walk, balance walk, standing from seated position,[ 6 , 7 ] backward walking.[ 8 ] Core: bridges, planks, opposite ...