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Physician Spotlight / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2017
... backyard. Despite being in his 90th year, he still plays 4 to 5 times a week. George Bernard Shaw’s famous statement ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... quality indicators for cardiovascular primary care.[ 4 ] In 2006, in an effort to address the burden of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Perminder Bains, MD, FRCPC January/February 2017
... this process for pacemaker-induced cardiac stimulation.[ 4 ] With the parameters derived from these initial ... pulses, and was powered by a 60-Hz household current.[ 1,3,4 ] Hopps then developed transvenous catheter electrodes, ... a standard indication for pacing can be found in  Figure 4 .[ 17 ]  What are the risks and complications of permanent ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rinette Badker, MSc January/February 2017
... at high risk of experiencing psychiatric illness.[ 4 ]  A brief history of mindfulness Buddhism first emerged ... a randomized controlled trial[ 3 ] that saw only 18.4% of subjects in the treatment group experiencing relapse ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jennifer Goy, MD, MSc January/February 2017
... Using the clinical summary checklist shown in  Figure 4 , the patient is placed in one of three acuity and ... patients tolerate intensive induction regimens poorly.[ 3,4 ] The impact on quality of life seen with intensive ... is less than 1 year, even with intensive chemotherapy.[ 4 ] Age, however, should not be the sole determinant when ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maya Ignaszewski, MD January/February 2017
... intensities on resting, working, and maximum heart rates.[ 4 ] He found that training at an intense level will cause a ... of moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic activity 3 to 4 days a week is recommended.[ 8 ] With the recent increase ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Angela Eykelbosh, PhD January/February 2017
... Contaminated Sites Regulation for a residential property.[ 4 ] How will the public know when the environment is safe ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jay Slater, MD January/February 2017
... for frail seniors but may be impractical or ineffective.[ 4 ] Prescribing non-opioid analgesics to frail older adults ... pain, though the latter may be limited by side effects.[ 4 ] Cannabis may also play a role, though there is scant ... long been effective, relatively safe, and well-tolerated.[ 4 ] Yet prescribing opioids is complex and challenging. ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD January/February 2017
... care provided by specialists and community providers.[ 4 ] The patient medical home model in Alberta Alberta’s ...
Letters / BY: R.A. Rockerbie, PhD January/February 2017
... legalization in Washington. In Colorado it increased by 3.4% between 2005 and 2013, and climbed to a 12.1% increase ... in fatalities. In view of the random annual variation of ±4.7% in the 4 years preceding marijuana legalization, the association ...