Clinical Articles /
BY: Malcolm Brigden, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP,
January/February 2014
... with and depositing in various tissues.[ 4 , 8 , 17 ] The clinical presentation in amyloidosis usually depends ... diarrhea, or recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding.[ 4 , 17 ] Peripheral neuropathy is frequently seen and is ... hypotension or symptoms of abnormal gut motility.[ 17 ] A high index of suspicion is especially important in the ...
Premise /
BY: Siavash Jafari, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
March 2014
... relatives/friends for free (55%), prescribed by a doctor (17.3%), bought from relatives or friends (11.4%), taken from ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ryan Wilson, BSc,
April 2014
... defects in local or systemic host defense mechanisms.”[ 17 ] Currently, the results of history taking, physical ... (38%), vomiting (20% to 37%), and shortness of breath (17%).[ 2 , 18 ] The most common laboratory abnormalities seen ...
College Library /
BY: Niki Baumann
April 2014
... search for the phrase physician wellness returns only 17 results. This phrase doesn’t map to a MeSH term—that ...
Letters /
BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI
April 2014
... the control group was significant. In the control group, 17% of women aged 50 to 59 and 26% of women aged 40 to 49 had ...
News
April 2014
... and adoptive parents. Benefits are payable for up to 17 weeks at a rate of 50% of eligible income up to a maximum ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ramesh Saeedi, MD, PhD,
May 2014
... statins have been shown to reduce Lp(a) by 17% to 22%.[ 10 ] The only treatment that effectively lowers ... are two other compounds that reduce Lp(a) by 40% and 17%, respectively, but they are currently undergoing phase 3 ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Kristy Cho, MD, FRCSC
May 2014
... would also decrease costs to the health care system.[ 15-17 ] As well, a CNB allows for timely initiation or ... relapse. Consistent with literature findings,[ 15-17 ] women with image-guided CNB had fewer surgeries than ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Tom Warshawski, MD,
May 2014
... and Victoria. Shapedown BC is for children and youth (6 to 17 years) who have obesity-related comorbidities or complex ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Haroon Hasan, BSc, MPH,
June 2014
... strength, bone-mineral density, and quality of life.[ 16,17 ] Growth hormone deficiency is very common and often ... addition to increased risk of cardiovascular events,[ 11,17 ] a study by Murray and colleagues found only minor ... GHRT and re-evaluating following a trial of GHRT.[ 4 , 17 ] Thresholds decrease significantly for diagnosis of GHD ...