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Clinical Articles / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD January/February 2008
... examination revealed marked purulent gingi­vitis and a 1-cm tender left axillary lymph node. Chest auscultation was ... with images showing patchy consolidations ( Figure 1 ).  The radiologist’s report questioned the possibility ... hospital the patient was afebrile. He was discharged after 1 week with a prescription for clarithromycin (500 mg twice a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Neal Shahidi, January/February 2008
... the primary agent of community-acquired pneumo­nia.[ 1 ] Until recently the only licensed vaccine available was ... 7.5 and 8.5 cases per 100000 population (see  Figure 1 ). In 2006 the overall rate increased 40% over 2005 to 10.4 ... (117 cases) during 2002—a significant increase (x2 = 87.1;  P  < .0001).  From 2002 to 2006 there was an ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2008
... but only 9% said they had actually done that.[ 1 ]  A 2001 study of patients with chronic illness showed ...
Editorials / BY: Jay Draper January/February 2008
This issue—Volume 50, Number 1—marks the beginning of the  British Columbia   Medical ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Dan McCarthy, MD January/February 2008
... Services Committee (GPSC) has revised the fee. Effective 1 January 2008, the new Complex Care Fee will include only ... of the following conditions: • Diabetes mellitus (type 1 or 2). • Chronic renal failure (GFR values less than ...
Letters / BY: Doug McGhee, MD January/February 2008
... it the most Earth-friendly medical journal on the globe. 1. Use 100% post-consumer recycled, unbleached (or at least ...
Letters / BY: David C. Marsh, MD, January/February 2008
... individuals with opioid dependence and society at large.[ 1 ] Unfortunately, not all those with opioid dependence ...
Letters / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS January/February 2008
... as follows. The readers can make their own conclusions. 1. Instead of using this money to support physicians in their ... controversy with some members of the steering committee[ 1 ] and the vendor selection process has been far from ...
Letters / BY: Stephen D. Anderson, MD, FRCPC January/February 2008
In his November 2007  BC Medical Journal  article,[ 1 ] Dr H. Davis ex­pressed concerns regarding using the ...
President's Comment / BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB, January/February 2008
... by Premier Gordon Campbell in September 2006 and concluded 1 year later.   During that time the process in­volved 78 ...