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WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP January/February 2009
... both in a glove distribution. Loss of dexterity may occur. 2. Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon of the hands, sometimes ...
Premise / BY: E. Pankratz, MD, January/February 2009
... emergency doc was a big mistake. My pain started at about 2 a.m. as a generalized abdominal pain, which I interpreted ...
News January/February 2009
... hip fractures, and low bone density, as well as type 2 diabetes. News BC Women’s Hospital designated “baby ...
MDs To Be / BY: Peter J. Nicholson, January/February 2009
... surplus would not guarantee service nationwide.[ 1,2 ] Currently, there is no way to guarantee a supply of ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC January/February 2009
... the editor-in-chief of a different journal 10 years ago.[ 2,3 ] It is a good idea to have in place a written consent ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM January/February 2009
... vaccine is to be used for the doses given to infants at 2, 4, and 6 months of age, and will replace the use of ... of diphtheria and tetanus, equivalent polio types 1, 2, and 3, and higher pertussis antigenic content for the ... does not contain pertussis fimbriae agglutinogens 2 and 3, and is considered a three-component acellular ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Dance, BSc, LLB, January/February 2009
... ear was normal. The patient was examined again under GA 2 weeks later. Microotoscopy revealed a 70% tympanic ... ear. The patient experienced intermittent vertigo for 2 months and headaches for 3 months post-op. At that time the ... if the perforation does not heal completely. In case 2, a 6-year-old female presented to the ER with a popcorn ...
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) has ... characteristics of the patients are shown in [ Table 2 ] and [ Table 3 ]. The comorbidities were typical for ... (4), renal angioplasty (4), and subclavian angioplasty (2). The 30-day and 1-year outcomes are shown in [ Table 4 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2009
... pressure, ECG results, and cholesterol levels (mean 6.2 to 9.4 mmol/L). The only significant predictor of later MI ... their native Japan, Hawaii, or Los Angeles in 1956.[ 2 ] This study was based on the observation that rates of CAD ... benefit ratio”: for every 1% reduction in cholesterol a 2.5% reduction in CVD incidence was achieved. The statin era ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carl Whiteside, MD, March 2009
... are summarized in the accompanying  Table 1 ,  Table 2 , and  Table 3 . REAP faculty In order to ensure that the ...