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Clinical Articles / BY: Roey M. Malleson, MBBS, DFFP, MHSC January/February 2002
... also prevent implantation by altering the endometrium. [ 9,10]  Other possible mechanisms include interference with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Fikre Germa, MD, CCFP(EM) January/February 2002
... first-line antituberculosis drugs. The patient completed 9 months of supervised treatment with an initial induction ... tuberculous spondylitis (Case 1) responded well to her 9 months of drug therapy. After her treatment ended she still ... commonly associated with tuberculous meningitis. [ 8,9]  After a year of treatment she made an excellent ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mann Chandavimol, MD, FRCPC January/February 2002
... or may be the consequence of coronary bypass grafting. [9] Diagnosis Symptoms The typical pericardial pain is ... CK enzyme peaked at 693 with an MB fraction of 9 (1.2%). Serial ECG revealed ST-segment evolution compatible ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Samuel H. Krikler, MB, ChB, FRCPC March 2002
... of serum iron to a recent iron-containing meal. [ 9]  It may also reflect the tendency for a biologic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Shubhayan Sanatani, MD, FRCPC March 2002
... deafness, due to the same ion channel abnormality. [ 9]  There are also sporadic cases and acquired cases. With ... ascribed to the autosomal dominant form of the disease. [ 9]   The hearing loss was found to be due to complete loss ... of the IKs potassium current and is a recessive trait. [ 9]  While the parents of offspring with Jervell and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew R. Woolfenden, MD, FRCPC April 2002
... number of ischemic events in the combination group (7.9% per year) versus the adjusted-dose warfarin group (1.9% per year). Major hemorrhages were slightly higher (2.4% ... equivalent to an INR of 1.5 to 2.7 and 1.4 to 2.8. [ 8,9]  The benefit of warfarin over placebo was similar to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kathleen M.N. Lee, RDN April 2002
... risk for the development of diseases caused by obesity. [ 9]  For this reason, it appears as the first decision point ... factors for morbidity and mortality. A BMI of 20 to 24.9 is considered normal, so no action is taken unless the ... than 102 cm in men). If the BMI is between 25 and 29.9 and there are two or more risk factors (hypertension, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Patricia Clugston, MD, FRCSC, FACS April 2002
... stage  Standard discussion  Body image 63% 36% 14% 9% In 1999 a survey was distributed in British Columbia to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC May 2002
... features. She responded to prednisone 50 mg once daily for 9 days, mometasone furoate ointment 0.1%, and diphenhydramine ... Chinese herbal medicine is allergic contact dermatitis. [2,9]  It is caused by topical Chinese patent medicine and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jiri Frohlich, MD, FRCPC May 2002
... carotid artery, appears early in patients with diabetes [9]  and it is the major determinant of subsequent clinical ... The target level for apo B based on the above is ≤0.9 g/L. Apo B indicates the particle number, and at the concentrations below 0.9 g/L the particle number of LDL is relatively low. Patients ...