WorkSafeBC /
BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP
January/February 2005
... or call Health Care Services at 604 232-7787, toll free at 1 888 967-5377, local 7787. —Don Graham, MD WCB Chief ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Diana Carter, MBBS
March 2005
... and 17% at 35 to 36 weeks gestation (see the Table ). [1,2] The course of depression varies throughout pregnancy: ... than between 32 weeks gestation and 8 weeks postpartum. [1] Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder ... 8 weeks postpartum Evans et al. 9028 11.8 13.6 — — 8.1 Josefsson et al. 1158 — — 17 18 13 Pregnancy is ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Deirdre Ryan, MB, BCh, BAO, FRCPC
March 2005
... postpartum women (30% to 75%) develop these mood changes, [1] generally within 2 to 3 days of delivery. Symptoms peak ... a peak of incidence within the first 4 months postpartum. [1] The prevalence of depression during the postpartum ... feeling over the past 7 days. Responses are scored as 0, 1, 2, or 3, for a maximum score of 30. A minimum score of 12 ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ian L. Mitchell, MD, FRCP
March 2005
... CR, CK, and AST. • Have the patient take the following: 1. ASA 325 mg STAT and then 81 mg OD. 2. Clopidogrel ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Aleina Tweed, MSc
March 2005
... ages with underlying conditions are at increased risk. [1] As threatening as influenza is on an annual basis, it has ... as unpredictable events that occur every 10 to 40 years. [1] Pandemic influenza subtypes typically emerge from the ... may acquire this ability and culminate in a pandemic. [1] Preparation and prevention The BC Centre for Disease ...
Editorials /
BY: Brian Day, MB
March 2005
... study ever initiated and published by surgeons. [1] Later, I co-authored one of the first randomized ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Paul Dhillon, MBBChBAO, LRCP&SI, EMDM, CCFP, DRCOG, DTM&H(Lon), FRGS
March 2005
... role, information overload, and the lowest pay?” [1] This question can only be answered through rapid and open ... a particularly rewarding and satisfying career choice.” [1] Hopefully, with some changes being proposed from within ...
News /
BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS
March 2005
... Mark Hume. Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing. 2004. ISBN 1-55017-300-6. 222 pages. $44.95. As a frequent ... for grade 9 students. BC already offers this vaccine to 1-year-olds and grade 6 students. • Risk of meningitis is highest among children under 1 year of age and peaks again between the ages of 15–19 ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP
March 2005
... annual incidence in the general population is estimated at 1 to 1 cases per million. The incidence of mesothelioma has ... 11/2 years, and for peritoneal tumors it’s less than 1 year. Causes While several causes of mesothelioma have been ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Maria Corral, MD, FRCPC
April 2005
... light treatment in these disorders can be as high as 80%. [1] These disorders all have similar symptoms: fatigue, low ...