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Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS October 2016
... by a move toward more breast conserving surgery[ 7 ] and better postoperative pain control.[ 8 ] Complications ... ambulatory breast surgery are reported to be as high as 7%.[ 3 , 5 , 6 ] Fortunately, evolving technology has ... take a photo of their wounds postoperatively on days 1, 3, 7, and 14 ( Figure 3 ), and to attach the photos to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Katherine Shoults, MD, May 2016
... claim to use inhalants concomitantly abuse nitrous oxide.[ 7 ] Interestingly, 90% of nitrous oxide users also use other inhalants.[ 7 ] Adolescents with psychiatric disorders and adolescents ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Darren E.R. Warburton, PhD May 2016
... According to Franklin and Billecke,[ 52 ] an estimated 7 million Americans receive medical attention for sports- and ...
Letters / BY: Roger Purnell, MBChB, FRCSC May 2016
... independent of improvements in pain or disability.[ 7 ] While there may be merit to PROMs data collection as a ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Will Offley, RN December 2016
... Authority,[ 6 ] the Provincial Health Services Authority,[ 7 ] or the Fraser Health Authority[ 8 ] keep such records. ...
Letters / BY: Murray Trusler, MD, MBA, FCFP, FRRMS, May 2016
... after receiving an appointment for their next INR. 7.    If the INR is < 1.5 or > 4.0 (i.e., critical lab ... all within-range (1.5–4.0) INRs using the computer.[ 7 ]  The fee for a lab INR is $12.07 in BC. The cost of ... point-of-care testing test strips and software dosing is $7.00 per INR. The expected TTR in this system is > 75%, based ...
Letters / BY: Vandad Yousefi, MD, CCFP, FHM, May 2016
... proper evidence-based care only about 50% of the time.[ 6,7 ] In fact, successful efforts to improve the quality and ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD November 2016
... I get. I do my own call and have my cellphone on me 24/7. I visit patients in their own homes. I’ve adopted the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC November 2016
... and dark-skinned or homebound patients (low evidence).[ 7 ] Iron for those with low intake (vegetarians), regular ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bradley Ashman, MD November 2016
... squeaking from the hip with walking and bending motions.[ 7 ] Despite the potential advantages of a ceramic-on-ceramic ... active patients who require a total hip arthroplasty,[ 7 ] the routine use of ceramic-on-ceramic instead of ...