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Clinical Articles / BY: Wei-Shuen King, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2012
... or only weakly supported by the available literature.[ 1-4 ]  Standardized use of al­bumin is necessary to ensure ... in the 2009 audit, it is discouraging to see that 39.4% of orders were for indications specifically listed in the ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Ken Seethram, MD, FRCSC, FACOG May 2012
... in the group medical visits also received treatment 4 to 5 months earlier than they otherwise would have, on ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David Florkowski, PhD, MEd, ATC, CSCS, CEAS, CFCE, October 2012
... physiotherapist and case manager. Physiotherapy for stream 4:  Coverage is provided for central nervous system ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... among fatally injured drivers of eight OECD countries.[ 4 ] In 2008, there were 395 road fatalities in BC. Of these, ... in countries with the safest roads (e.g., Netherlands—4.3).[ 5 , 6 ] Public policy decisions should be based on the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM July/August 2012
... (from animal sources) usually do not appear until 1 to 4 weeks after the chancre. During the time the ulcer heals,  ... and cardiovascular or neurological signs and symptoms.[ 4 ] The laboratory diagnosis of sy­philis infection is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David D. Sweet, MD, FRCPC May 2012
... 14 , 15 , 17 ]  Patients with a serum lactate level > 4.0 mmol/L have a sharp decline in survival, which is why ... areas. They showed that administering antimicrobials 3.4 hours ear­lier, on average, resulted in an absolute risk ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David Roth, MSc, October 2012
... is a concern, given high rates of TB in this population.[ 4 ] In addition, TB does occur in unscreened groups such as ...
Proust for Physicians / BY: Allan Seckel, BA(Hon), LLB, LLM, January/February 2012
... be second. What is your most marked characteristic? At 6'4" I consider myself normal sized. I am also organized. What ...
News&Notes / BY: Lila Yewchuk, MD, FRCPC, June 2012
... is expected to double in children younger than 5 by 2020.[ 4 ]  The goal in diabetes management is to optimize blood ... measurement of blood glucose that tracks changes over 3 to 4 months. The aim is to avoid hyperglycemia (high blood ... lowers the risk of microvascular complications by 40%.[ 4 ] Glucose extremes in children with T1D   In adults with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ruth Elwood Martin, MD, FCFP, MPH December 2012
... system houses 2800 individuals, of whom 10% are women.[ 4 ] However, because of short prison stays and high ... for crimes associated with sub­stance abuse,[ 4 ] there is a greater prevalence of bloodborne infections ...