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Clinical Articles / BY: Constantin Shuster, MD June 2018
... Columbia’s 2016 risk-adjusted 30-day readmission rate of 9.7% was significantly higher than the national average of 9.1% ( Figure 1 ).[ 5 ] The readmission rates in Saskatchewan (9.7%) and Ontario (9.2%) were also higher than the national ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeffrey Roberts, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... even if this is not immediately apparent clinically.[ 9 , 10 ] Ovarian failure occurs when a woman’s follicle ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... generally detectable in the urine for most of this time.[ 9 ] Patients are advised to test morning urine, which is the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC May 2018
... were caused almost exclusively by the L2b serovar.[ 8 , 9 ] Since 2004, there have been 144 LGV cases (probable and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Havelock, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... androgen-treated female-to-male transgender individuals.[ 9 ] Evidence for the role of insulin resistance in the ... This was defined as 12 or more follicles measuring 2 to 9 mm in at least one ovary, or an ovarian volume greater than ... were up to twice that obtained using the NIH criteria (9%).[ 14 ] NIH-defined PCOS is the most common phenotype, and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM May 2018
... the use of vaccines including rotavirus are online.[ 8 , 9 ] —Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM Medical Director, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ekua Yorke, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... with type 2 diabetes and a BMI of 30.0 kg/m 2 to 34.9 kg/m 2 if hyperlycemia is inadequately controlled despite ... of the stomach that has been linked with hunger control.[ 9 ] A reduction in hunger thus augments the restrictive ...
News May 2018
... registration opens at 8:15 a.m. and the AGM will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Jack Poole Hall. The evening events will be held ...
Editorials / BY: Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... patients can cease taking medications for diabetes.[ 6 , 9 ] Mortality rates are dramatically improved[ 10 , 11 ] and ... for patients with type 2 diabetes and BMI of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m 2 if hyperglycemia is inadequately controlled despite ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2018
... Women, for example, tend to have more fat than men.[ 9 ] As well, age plays a role in fat distribution, and BMI in ... for OSA: 34 of 37 patients with BMI values of 35.0 to 39.9 kg/m 2 (92%).  178 of 218 patients with BMI values of 40.0 to 49.9 kg/m 2 (82%). 78 of 85 patients with BMI values of 50.0 to ...