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Clinical Articles / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... management of various health conditions and diseases.[ 14-17 ] Sensors can be integrated into a watch or arm band or ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Perminder Bains, MD, FRCPC January/February 2017
... on the efficacy data available from clinical trials.[ 14-17 ] The current Canadian Cardiology Society (CCS) guidelines ... CRT-P and should be evaluated on an individual basis.[ 17 ] The guidelines include a weak recommendation that ... 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
... ] In many of these cases anxiety accompanies depression.[ 17 ] Mood and anxiety disorders not only impair maternal ... because of fears about stigmatization and fetal exposure.[ 17 ] For this reason, effective, nonpharmacological ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jennifer Goy, MD, MSc January/February 2017
... ( Figure 1 ). APL usually arises from translocation t(15;17) involving the retinoic acid receptor. Rapid initiation of ... laboratory has a procedure for rapid analysis for t(15;17). In cases where the diagnosing pathologist is unable to ... while suspected pediatric cases (patients younger than 17) should be referred immediately to the BC Children’s ...
Letters / BY: R.A. Rockerbie, PhD January/February 2017
... fatalities.[ 1,2 ] An increase from 8.3% in 2013 to 17.0% in 2014 occurred following marijuana legalization in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martha Spencer, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... fecal incontinence was present in 13.2% of individuals.[ 17 ] Other comorbidities associated with fecal incontinence ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amanda Hill, MBChB, FRCPC March 2017
... improvement in functional capacity postoperatively.[ 17 ] While completed studies suggest that nutritional ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Joshua Budlovsky, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... being especially high among patients in nursing homes.[ 17 ] Osteoporosis Canada recommends that all older patients ... effect was limited to those with vitamin D deficiency.[ 17 ] Should my patient take a drug holiday after a certain ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kenneth M. Madden, MD, MSc March 2017
... behind vasovagal syncope remain poorly understood.[ 17 ] Previously, the Bezold-Jarisch reflex (a reflex ...
News March 2017
... and adoptive parents. Benefits are payable for up to 17 weeks at the rate of 50% of eligible income up to a ...