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Clinical Articles / BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... in diagnostic imaging. Pregnancy-related CVD At present, 0.2% to 4.0% of all pregnancies in Western industrialized ... only current guidelines for managing CVD during pregnancy[ 2 ] emphasize the following aspects of care: Counseling and ... (WHO) classification of maternal cardiovascular risk[ 2 ] is the most straightforward and helps to stratify ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew Campbell, MD, FRCPC September 2016
Over the past 2 decades the survival of pediatric patients after surgery ... having normal function and a good anatomic repair.[ 2 ] Over this same period, centres experienced with ... atrial-level repairs achieved early mortality rates of 2% to 3%. However, 25 years later it appears that the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Karen LeComte, MSN, RN September 2016
... model of specialized care for patients with adult CHD.[ 2 ] Pacific Adult Congenital Heart clinic The PACH clinic was ...
Obituaries / BY: Sherrill Purves, MD September 2016
... maintained full coverage of these services with a 1-in-2 call for 12 years before they were joined by a third ... and Spine. He retired from that practice in 2004 after 2 years of treatment for multiple myeloma. Fortunately Dr ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC September 2016
... near 24 per 100 000 person-years.[ 1 ] The injury is 2 to 5 times more common in males, with almost half occurring ... rates for young patients range from 54% to 100%.[ 2-14 ] The upper limit of what constitutes a “young ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD September 2016
... patient): Claims exceeding the maximum of one visit every 2 weeks. If the visits are beyond the limit of one every 2 weeks, a note stating the medical necessity is required. ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2016
... season, typically from November through April each year.[ 2 , 3 ] Benefits include maternal protection against ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2016
... 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth[ 2 ] have been released, which emphasize the importance of an ... will be challenging school children to follow the Live 5-2-1-0 message: 5 or more fruits and vegetables each day, no more than 2 hours of recreational screen time per day, at least 1 hour ...
News September 2016
... vaccines, such as a flu shot, will no longer need to wait 2 days before donating blood. Donors who were born in or ...
Editorials / BY: Bassam A. Masri, MD, FRCSC December 2016
... Guest editorial: Fake joints, real results, Part 2: Ankle and shoulder replacement ...