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WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP January/February 2009
... to vibrating hand tools. HAVS has three main components: 1. Peripheral neuropathy of the hands that produces numbness, ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD January/February 2009
... science degree, permitting nurses to attain their degree 1 year sooner and providing significant on-the-job training. ...
Obituaries / BY: Barry Turchen, MD January/February 2009
... surgery at Chandigarh, India, in 1971 and came to Canada 1 year later, accompanied by his wife, Surrinder. Upon ...
News January/February 2009
... locations, visit www.lookgoodfeelbetter.ca or call 1 800 914-5665.   News Looking and feeling better ...
MDs To Be / BY: Peter J. Nicholson, January/February 2009
... physician surplus would not guarantee service nationwide.[ 1,2 ] Currently, there is no way to guarantee a supply of ... where they wish or pursue (now ab­breviated by at least 1 year) specialist training. To compensate trainees for this ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC January/February 2009
... the response from the authors, and the editorial note.[ 1 ] There was an apology regarding patient consent for ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM January/February 2009
... B vaccine, which is supplied in a pre-filled syringe.[ 1 ] Administration involves the following steps: shake the ... in the anterolateral thigh of the infant, using a 7/8" to 1" needle. Infanrix-hexa may be administered at the same ... Pediacel of diphtheria and tetanus, equivalent polio types 1, 2, and 3, and higher pertussis antigenic content for the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Dance, BSc, LLB, January/February 2009
... as the following two cases illustrate. Case data  In case 1, an 8-year-old female was brought to the emergency room ... direction and removed using a right-angle hook [ Figure 1 ]. This procedure took about 20 minutes. Reinspection ... are the keys to successful foreign body removal.”[ 1 ] Along with these requirements, the literature identifies ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Albert W. Chan, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2009
... atherosclerotic disease common in cardiology practice.[ 1,2 ] For the past 3 decades, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) ... high-risk for CEA were considered suitable for CAS [ Table 1 ]. Patients who were at average risk but preferred the less ... technique of CAS has been described previously.[ 1 ] CAS was considered for symptomatic pa­tients who were ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2009
... the Minnesota Business and Professional Men’s Study.[ 1 ] Along with Henry Taylor, Keys recruited 286 ... ] reported a “cholesterol benefit ratio”: for every 1% reduction in cholesterol a 2.5% reduction in CVD incidence ... was the WOSCOPS trial,[ 20 ] which was published only 1 year after the 4S trial. Like 4S, it was a landmark trial ...