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Letters / BY: Jeff Lynskey, MD, March 2016
... an additional frustration, while I was working in the ER 2 weeks ago I attempted to log in to one of the patient ...
Letters / BY: Bruce Nicolson, MD March 2016
... Expanding medical schools to produce more doctors. 2.    Streamlining the repatriation of young Canadians who ...
Obituaries / BY: J.R. Harrigan, MD, March 2016
... from the University of Alberta in 1945, followed by 2 years of residency in internal medicine in Edmonton. He ... time offered by the clinic, Dr Dimock completed another 2-year residency in internal medicine and obtained his ...
Obituaries / BY: Christine Arpita, March 2016
... Two Sherpas had to carry her to the nearest airstrip 2 days away so she could be flown to Kathmandu for treatment. ...
Obituaries / BY: Michael Golbey, MD March 2016
... Finnley (Hong Kong). A Celebration of Life will be held on 2 April 2016 (2:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm) at Two Eagles Golf Course and Academy, ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Benjamin Millar, MD, March 2016
... media for the education of health professional trainees[ 2 ] highlighted a relative lack of evidence in the literature ... principles such as constructivism and connectivism.[ 2 ] Studies have suggested that physicians hold a positive ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ahmad Abdullah, MD, April 2016
... vasculature with sparing of the proximal arteries ( Figure 2  and  Figure 3 ).  Following the thorough diagnostic ... was felt to be likely. The final diagnosis was made 2 weeks after admission, following trials of several ... among females, likely due to increased rates of smoking.[ 2,4 ] According to one estimate, 8% to 20% of North American ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel J. Lithwick, MHA, April 2016
... and college athletes before athletic participation and at 2-year to 4-year intervals thereafter.[ 2 ] This initial screening consists of a ... athletes only and without the use of a 12-lead ECG.[ 2,7 ] The different approaches stem mainly from a debate ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael W. Luong, MD, FRCPC, April 2016
... than 35, most cases are due to coronary artery disease.[ 2 ] More men than women experience SCD, with a male-to-female ... athletes and nonathletes age 1 to 19 years[ 12 ] and age 2 to 40 years[ 13 ] in Ontario. These studies found the ... during activity increased with age.[ 12 ] For those age 2 to 40, subjects younger than 30 were more likely to have a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James McKinney, MD, MSc, April 2016
... annual incidence of 1.9/1000 for conductors versus 2.7/1000 for drivers). Furthermore, sudden cardiac death ... for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular death (CVD).[ 2-4 ] Physical activity is an important determinant of ... 1 ) is discussed by Warburton and colleagues in Part 2 of this theme issue. To examine whether low levels of ...