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Clinical Articles / BY: Patricia M. Rebbeck, MB, ChB, FRCSC September 2005
... so few students considering a career in general surgery? [5]  There are several reasons. First, although the fact of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC September 2005
... both they and the university value over education. [5]  With the important exception of some active clinician ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jana Patenaude, BSc, MSc October 2005
... almost doubled in 20 years, going from 2.8% in 1980 to 4.5% in 2000. [3]  In British Columbia, it is estimated that ... to note that there is considerable regional variation. [5-13]  A study conducted by Young and colleagues showed that ... the true population of a community by approximately 5% because people who are not home or in transition during ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David A. Wood, MD, FRCPC October 2005
... demonstrate an overall benefit in cardiovascular events. [5]  The large Heart Protection Study [6]  as well as the ... the intensive therapy group were glycosylated hemoglobin <5%, BP <130/80 mmHg, total cholesterol levels <4.5 mmol/L, and triglycerides <1.7 mmol/L. In addition, the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
... such guidelines, [1-3]  but controversy continues. [4,5] In October 2002, the BC Ministry of Health Services, ... Blood Services indicate that albumin use in BC grew by 5.5% between the fiscal years ending in 2001 and 2002, declined ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Fred Bass, MD, DSc October 2005
... who smokes (either by chart-reminder or asking; 5 seconds), (b) asking their readiness to stop smoking (10 ...
Obituaries October 2005
... Damien, Danielle, and Devin. Funeral services were held on 5 September 2005 at the Schara Tzedeck Cemetery. —Barbara ...
Premise / BY: James E. Miles, MD, FRCPC October 2005
... entitled, “What are ‘acceptable’ wait times?” [5]  This comes from the Fraser Institute, a right-wing think ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martha Lou Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC November 2005
... to have caregivers keep a daily patient behavior diary. [5]  This should include duration, frequency, and severity of ... hallucinations–17%, major depression–24%, mania–3.5%, agitation/aggression–20%, wandering–17%, and ... ranged from 0% to 86%, with major affective disorder in 5% to 15% of patients, minor depression in 25%, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: B. Lynn Beattie, MD, FRCPC November 2005
... to the assessment he had been prescribed donepezil for 5 weeks, during which time he was more sleepy and depressed. ... Mr G. became agitated and was prescribed risperidone (0.5 mg). In May 1999 he had auditory hallucinations, delusions ... do crossword puzzles. Her medications included donepezil (5 mg daily), ASA (81 mg), and vitamin E (400 IU). On enquiry, ...