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Clinical Articles / BY: Kathleen Eddy, BSc, January/February 2013
... and a report prepared for the government of Saskatchewan.[ 4 ] The report mentions the 30% number, for which the authors ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rana S. A. Khan, MBBS, January/February 2013
... late complications for the procedure are shown in  Table 4 . Late complications include only those reported by ... medical attention. Patients were routinely followed for 4 weeks in the postoperative period, unless they had ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Debra A. Kent, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT January/February 2013
... of 1 to 3 years have the highest rate of poisoning.[ 1 , 4 ]  The substances commonly involved are those that are most accessible in their environment ( Table 1 ).[ 1 , 4 ] However, the most common substances are not necessarily ... as fentanyl, methadone, or oxycodone ( Table 2 ).[ 2 , 4 ] A single adult dose of these opioids is a potentially ...
Letters / BY: Simon Moore, MD, CCFP January/February 2013
... is important because models exist (such as in Quebec[ 4 ]) where residents no longer work over 16 consecutive ...
MDs To Be / BY: Laura Budd, BMSc, January/February 2013
... searches are being performed by 80% of Internet users.[ 4 ] These searches for medical information are the third most popular Internet activity.[ 4 ] Patients are engaging in social media using the tools of ... that 37% of respondents reported using Facebook and 6.4% of respondents reported contributing to an online blog.[ 6 ...
MDs To Be / BY: Joshua Lai, BSc, January/February 2013
... rhythm. Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, no sound—Phase 4. Finally, a reading of 124/80. I calmly removed my ...
News / BY: Anne I. Clarke, MD January/February 2013
... S. Lang, Jason R. Frank (eds). 2011. ISBN 978-1-926588-09-4. Kindle edition (Amazon): 636 pages. $50.06. This guide, ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2013
... be saying to yourself, “Didn’t we just ratify a new 4-year deal back in July?” The answer is yes, you most definitely did. However, the 4-year Physician Master Agreement, due to expire 31 March ... to provide reasonable compensation to physicians. Phase 4:  If government disagrees with the conciliation panel’s ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Janet Kushner Kow, MD, MEd, FRCPC, March 2013
... affect over 50% of elderly patients in residential care.[ 4 ] Constipation and other causes common to both types of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP March 2013
... which predispose them to both acute and chronic pain.[ 4 ]  Unrelieved pain has a profound effect on the gait and ... long-acting opioid or a short-acting opioid given every 4 hours should be added to the resident’s regimen and ...