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Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... and its implementation has a considerable history.[ 3 , 4 ] It can be applied to both general practice and specialty ... 51% of viral isolates were possibly rhinoviruses and 1.4% were parainfluenza; for 3 October to 13 November 48% of ... age.  During the physical examination, 9 of 204 patients (4.4%) inquired about antibiotics; again, all were adults, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS March 2012
... 14.6%,[ 3 ] and is projected to increase to 24% by 2036.[ 4 ] Thus, though the age-standardized incidence of colorectal ... basis; 28 presented to the emergency department and 4 were admitted directly after scheduled colonoscopy because ... The overall 30-day mortality for both groups was 4% and 1-year mortality was 21%. The overall pathologic stage ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle Horn, BA, March 2012
... 2-5 ] In British Columbia be­tween 1996 and 2010, a 4.5-fold in­crease in SGA prescriptions was seen for boys ... all patients on an SGA according to approved protocol. 4. Encourage preventive lifestyle practices. 1. Ensure the ... the referenced article by Panagiotopoulos and colleagues.[ 4 ]  There is no evidence to support the use of SGA ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Travis Hottes, MSc, March 2012
... to first-line treatments of cefi­xime and ceftriaxone.[ 2-4 ]  Notably, rising minimum inhibitory concentrations ... (MIC 8µg/mL) gonococcal isolate was identified in Japan.[ 4 ]  Although no cases of cepha­losporin resistance have ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... among fatally injured drivers of eight OECD countries.[ 4 ] In 2008, there were 395 road fatalities in BC. Of these, ... in countries with the safest roads (e.g., Netherlands—4.3).[ 5 , 6 ] Public policy decisions should be based on the ...
Obituaries / BY: M. VanAndel, MD March 2012
... and Surgeons. He continued in that position for two 4-year terms, including a year as president of the College of ... the challenges and responsibilities at the College. After 4 years as deputy registrar, in 1988 Tom became the ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME March 2012
... herniorrhaphy, mean and median convalescence times were 20.4 and 21 days, respectively. • For laparoscopic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carolyn Gotay, PhD, April 2012
... by a standard risk assessment tool using the Gail model.[ 4 ] A study based on a large sample of 1700 women expanded on ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David Creighton, MSc, April 2012
... D based on nonskeletal health outcomes such as CVD.[ 4 ] The recommended dietary allow­an­ces (RDAs) for vitamin ... 50 nmol/L are deemed to be inadequate for bone health.[ 4 ]  The tolerable upper intake levels (ULs) for vitamin D ... has a U-shaped relationship with cardiovascular disease.[ 4 ] Low vitamin D and hypertension Analysis of National ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD April 2012
... as 5 minutes can have an impact on patient behavior.[ 4 ] •    Use weight-neutral language (advise their ...