Clinical Articles /
BY: William J. Koch, PhD
July/August 2002
... event that threatens their life or physical well-being. [4] Symptoms include: • Involuntary intrusive thoughts. ... 25% and 39% meet criteria for PTSD during the first 4 months post-collision, rapid remission is the rule. Thus, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Bogdan P. Radanov, MD
July/August 2002
... or cognitive symptoms following mild whiplash trauma, [1-4] a tissue damage cause, and a basis on which these ... on physical, neurological, and/or MRI examination. [1,4,7] But these are not conclusive tests. For this reason ... who may demonstrate changes in emotional functioning. [4] In some previous studies in patients who suffered a ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Robert Ferrari, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2002
... victims suffering acute whiplash injury, 91% recovered in 4 weeks and the remainder recovered within 3 months, with ... commonly reported as part of the acute injury syndrome. [4] Are Greeks socially detuned from whiplash, or do they ... within an eyelash of a rear-end collision claimed 3 to 4 weeks of pain. Thus, Germany witnessed an epidemic of ...
College Library /
BY: Jim Henderson
July/August 2002
... problem with the establishment of an Error Management Unit.4 The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta ... government create a provincial agency for patient safety. [4] Better access to information does not always result in ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Andrew Eisen MD, FRCPC
September 2002
... the molecular biology of cellular demise, [3,4] and unknown environmental factors. [5] Aging is ... of about 2 per 100 000 population and a prevalence of 4 per 100 000 population to 7 per 100 000 population. Disease ... ALS are protean and require careful interpretation ( Table 4 ). Some early symptoms may be ignored in elderly and frail ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Elissa Press, BA
September 2002
... a role in controlling HPV infection in the anal canal. [4] HIV-positive individuals with lower CD4 counts have ... lesions, precursors to anal squamous cell carcinoma. [4] Figure 2 outlines the treatment algorithm for ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Carolyn A. Montgomery, MB
September 2002
... infertility after three or more episodes of PID. [4] The risk of ectopic pregnancy is increased eight- to ... women with cervical N. gonorrhoea go on to develop PID. [4] However, declining rates of N. gonorrhoea in Canada ... infections are related to significant tubal damage. [4] The role of bacterial vaginosis Bacterial vaginosis is ...
Letters /
BY: Jim Henderson
September 2002
... “Availability of electronic full text ( BCMJ 2002;44(4):181 ), you looked at 44 articles in the February issue ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Theresa Isomura, MD, FRCPC
October 2002
... identified psychiatric illness are referred to psychiatry [4] and less than 1% to a community agency. [5] Family ... pilot project, consultations were accessible within 3 to 4 weeks and notes were immediately written in the chart. The ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: J. Ellen Anderson, MD
October 2002
... of somatic symptoms associated with aging and illness. [4] It has a yes/no format, and the 15-item version, using a ... and reported behavior. [2] On average, it takes 8.4 minutes to perform. If we have a clinical suspicion that a ... laboratory tests we use daily in practice. If the score is 4/9 or less, then we need to consider other depressive ...