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Clinical Articles / BY: Laura MacDougall, MSc June 2005
... quadrant pain. He was admitted to hospital and within 2 days developed drenching night sweats and mild ... highest recorded temperature was 38.1°C on day 2, with fluctuation between 36°C and 38°C. His BUN and ... platelet count was 90 000 at presentation, fell to 65 000 2 days later, and then slowly recovered. His chest X-ray ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David B. Miller, MD, FRCPC June 2005
... randomized, placebo-controlled studies—AFCAPS/TexCAPS [2]  and PROSPER. [3] While the authors agree that statins ... or nonfatal MI, sudden cardiac death, or unstable angina. [2]  The TI evaluation of these two trials, on the other ... risk reduction in PROSPER for the primary endpoint was 2.1% ( P =.014), while in AFCAPS/TexCAPS it was 4.1% ( P ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Krawciw, MD July/August 2005
... as having “reproductive critical effects.” [1,2] Each year, two or three mercury spills are reported to the ...
President's Comment / BY: Michael Golbey, MD July/August 2005
... to no general fee compensation increase in the first 2 years of our agreement, and to defer a decision on the ...
Obituaries / BY: Robert Hill, BMBCh July/August 2005
... and then finished in Vienna where he stayed on for 2 years of postgraduate work. He had a lot of surgical ... Canadian experience was in London, Ontario, where he spent 2 years, in house staff positions before coming to Vancouver ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS July/August 2005
... to the blood supply, despite donor WNV screening. [1,2]  Six cases of TT-WNV were reported in the United States ... in the early window period of WNV infection (1 to 2 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito), and were ... or if the incidence of WNV human cases in the preceding 2 weeks exceeds 1/2500 in urban areas or 1/1000 in rural ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC July/August 2005
... lab requisition #1806. • Cerebrospinal fluid (1 cc to 2 cc) collected in each of two tubes without preservatives. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael D.D. McNeely, MD, FRCPC, FCACB July/August 2005
... arithmetical equation of Cockcroft and Gault (see  Figure 2 ), which uses serum creatinine, age, and weight. [2]  The new BC CKD guidelines [3]  recommend the ... Disease (MDRD) equation for calculating GFR (see  Figure 2 ). This equation was originally developed by Levey and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: R. Kirk Poulos, MD July/August 2005
... from lifestyle changes and other general health measures. [2] Examining the interface between primary and specialty care ... with hypertension who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He is on an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) ... progressive CKD expecting to need dialysis within 1 to 2 years may be best served by the nephrologist assuming ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nancy Craven, MD, CCFP July/August 2005
... from the US and Australia report similar findings. [2,3] Several chronic disease management projects under way in ... in patients with early diabetic nephropathy [6]  ( Figure 2 ). The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) ... Monitor and treat lipid abnormalities with a target LDL <2.5 mmol/L and a target TC/HDL <4.0). • Immunize all ...