Clinical Articles /
BY: Kathleen Eddy, BSc,
January/February 2013
... CT, and MRI done by Butler and Stolberg found that only 2.5% were inappropriate.[ 8 ] The purpose of this study was to ... reviewers using the Table 1 rating scale found that 5 of the 325 requisitions (1.5%) were “indeterminate,” and none were ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Rana S. A. Khan, MBBS,
January/February 2013
... patients who received laparoscopic colectomy in the 5-year study period. Emergency surgery patients were ... other.) The surgeons performed 78 right, 42 sigmoid, 5 left, 2 subtotal, 1 transverse, and 1 segmental colon ... results of other benchmark studies, as shown in Table 5 . Conclusions The results of our study are similar to ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Debra A. Kent, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
January/February 2013
... as the number of prescriptions in Canada grows by nearly 5% annually.[ 3 ] Many factors contribute to pediatric ... packs or dosettes, which are not child-resistant.[ 2 , 5 ] Poison prevention education activities have focused on ...
Letters /
BY: Jim Busser, MD, FRCPC, MHSc,
January/February 2013
... to limit continuous service on any one committee to 5 years of membership plus 5 years as chair, extensible by special vote of the Board for ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Laura Budd, BMSc,
January/February 2013
... report contributing to an online medical forum.[ 5 ] The 2011 BCMA members’ survey found that 37% of ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Joshua Lai, BSc,
January/February 2013
... my best to rationalize: How much clinical difference does 5 mmHg make in this range anyway? After all, aren’t ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Janet Kushner Kow, MD, MEd, FRCPC,
March 2013
... 1 ] Costs associated with UI have been estimated at $5 billion per year.[ 2 ] Incontinence contributes to skin ... urge, stress, overflow, and functional incontinence.[ 5 ] Urge incontinence Urge incontinence results from ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
March 2013
... and on their self-reported degree of enjoyment of life.[ 5 , 6 ] The extent to which chronic pain interferes with ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Natalie Drouillard, MD,
March 2013
... occurs in 20% of patients with Alzheimer disease[ 5 ] and is more frequent and persistent in those with ... verbal insults, shouting and physical aggression,[ 5 ] or nonaggressive and involve wandering, exit-seeking ... antipsychotic medication to improve BPSD ranges from 5 to 14.[ 19 ] There is no good evidence that atypical ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Gary Mazowita, MD,
March 2013
... reported prevalence rates for diabetes have ranged from 14.5% to 26.0% in Canada and elsewhere.[ 2 , 3 ] Moreover, ... Canadians and those with multiple morbidities.[ 4 , 5 ] In response to this burden of disease, clinical practice ... this age bias, Cox and colleagues[ 10 ] reported that only 5 of 14 CPGs reviewed provided specific clinical ...