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Clinical Articles / BY: Ekua Yorke, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... disease resolution and to reduce health care costs.[ 2 ] A consensus statement updating an earlier statement from ... surgery should be considered for patients with type 2 diabetes and a BMI of 30.0 kg/m 2 to 34.9 kg/m 2 if hyperlycemia is inadequately controlled ...
News May 2018
... of sex or age. However, if that rate of production is 2 to 3 times higher, those individuals are destined to ...
News May 2018
... invited to attend the 2018 annual general meeting (AGM) on 2 June 2018 at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre (UBC Campus, ...
News / BY: Laura McLean May 2018
... Underwriters can usually expect to wait a minimum of 2 to 3 weeks to receive an APS. Wait times can be influenced ... applicant to complete the underwriting requirements within 2 to 3 weeks and then spend an additional 6 weeks waiting for ...
Editorials / BY: Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... malabsorption, or other surgical complications.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Why should you care?  Whether you practise in ... within days and months of surgery. In the case of type 2 diabetes, high rates of complete remission have been seen[ ... surgery should be considered for patients with type 2 diabetes and BMI of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m 2 if hyperglycemia is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2018
... treatment for obesity and its comorbidities.[ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ] The Canadian criteria for selecting ... surgery, a patient must have a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m 2 or a BMI greater than 35.0 kg/m 2 with one or more obesity-related comorbidities (e.g., ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC April 2018
... she continues to have relapsing semiliquid stools every 2 days with abdominal pain and bloating. She is otherwise ... fever, and weight loss.[ 1 ] Symptoms typically last 2 weeks to 2 months, and often wax and wane in intensity. Biliary ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jacqueline Chang, MD, CCFP April 2018
... gastric bypass are typically discharged from hospital 1 to 2 days after surgery and followed closely by a ... hydrate first before adding protein. Pureed diet for 2 weeks. Soft and moist solids for 4 weeks. Transition to ... within the first few days of surgery and rarely after 2 weeks. Symptoms include tachycardia, worsening abdominal ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kevin Wing, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... rationing in the publicly funded health care system.[ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ] Moreover, it is difficult to obtain ... Coastal Health, with a consultation wait time of 25.2 weeks, also have surgeon-led multidisciplinary clinics that ... who has a hip fracture and the patient who has waited 2 years for an ankle replacement. In this study we attempted ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Ben Jong, MD April 2018
... the acromioclavicular and coracoclivicular ligaments.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Indirect mechanisms of injury resulting from a fall ... to allow for comparison to the uninjured side.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Historically, stress views with the patient holding ... and have no impact on clinical decision making.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Classification AC joint injuries are classified ...