Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC
March 2017
... and so is Move for Health Day on 10 May. During that week (7–14 May) we invite our patients to go for a Walk With Your ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Marc Jutras, BBA, UBC Medicine, Class of 2018
March 2017
... approach in the treatment of anxiety disorders.[ 7 ] Taken together, the catecholamine hypothesis and the ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC
March 2017
... of 30% to 50% supination and 20% flexion strength.[ 7-9 ] Patients should be referred to the local orthopaedic ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marisa Wan, MD, FRCPC
April 2017
... precipitating insult appears disproportionately minor.[ 7 ] The pathophysiological changes described here also ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Paul Blackburn, MD, FRCPC
April 2017
... nursing home residents met criteria for major depression.[ 7 ] LLD leads to significant distress and is associated with ... score for diagnosing depression and the short form a 7-point cutoff score.[ 14,15 ] The GDS is available free ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Leo Lai, MD, FRCPC
April 2017
... or underrepresent frail older adults with multimorbidity.[ 7 ] This means the recommendations may not apply to older ... 2013 guidelines recommend a target HbA1c level of 7.1% to 8.5% for patients with limited life expectancy, a ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Katalin Balogh, MD, PhD, FRCPC
April 2017
... cognitive changes can occur over multiple office visits.[ 7 ] When the cognitive diagnosis is unclear or patients ... inhibitors are commonly prescribed in Canada ( Table ). 7. A baseline electrocardiogram should be obtained before a ... status, care provider health, and personal safety issues.[ 7 ] Urinary and fecal incontinence should also be documented, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Melissa McLaws, DVM, PhD
April 2017
... globulin and four doses of rabies vaccine on days 0, 3, 7, and 14 is recommended. Once the clinical disease ...
Letters /
BY: Robert H. Brown, MD, CCFP
April 2017
... nurses, and support staff to adequately provide 24/7 comprehensive primary care to our dedicated patients. This ...
News
April 2017
... 11 developed countries” ( http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/1/e014287 ); and CMAJ Open —“Cost-related ...