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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc November 2016
... and 2014 the rate of antibiotic prescribing fell 15% from 1.79 to 1.53 antibiotic prescriptions per thousand person days ( ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP June 2016
... noise abroad the negligence they have experienced.”[ 1 ] At the time he wrote this, patients were treated until ... health care utilization in the last months of life.[ 1 , 12 , 13 ] These benefits are seen in patients with ... resources. BC Physician Palliative Care Consultation Line: 1 877 711-5757 Provides toll-free 24/7 access to a palliative ...
Letters / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC January/February 2016
... testing yields a discriminating power of only 2.7 (or 1.35%). Armed with these simple figures it should be easier ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrea K.Y. Lee, MD May 2016
... disease (CAD), heart failure, obesity, and diabetes.[ 1 ] According to the World Health Organization, a minimum of ... pressure by 2 to 5 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure by 1 to 4 mm Hg. Although there are certainly benefits to ... 9 ] When joggers were compared with sedentary non-joggers, 1.0 to 2.4 hours of jogging per week was associated with a ...
Articles / BY: Kelly L. Apostle, MD, FRCSC December 2016
... affects quality of life as much as arthritis of the hip[ 1 ] or congestive heart failure.[ 2 ] Arthrodesis has long ... bone quality, and a good soft tissue envelope ( Figure 1 ). By contrast a young patient with isolated end-stage ... study (nonrandomized) comparing gait in 17 patients 1 year after ankle fusion or arthroplasty found that patients ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Jeffrey Quon, DC, MHSc, PhD, FCCSC October 2016
... guidelines for optimal management of axial spine pain,[ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] the degree of adherence across different ...
Letters / BY: Steve Wiseman, MD September 2016
... effect by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC on 1 June 2016. We believe that the release of this document ...
Letters / BY: Bruce Nicolson, MD March 2016
... to unintended consequences. Reasonable options include: 1.    Expanding medical schools to produce more doctors. ...
Letters / BY: Joel Fox, MD (PGY-1 Psychiatry) September 2016
... U-curve is found in the study on Copenhagen joggers.[ 1 , 2 ] The study on runners in Texas[ 3 ] also showed a U ... again for a stimulating article! —Joel Fox, MD (PGY-1 Psychiatry) Vancouver Letters Re: The impact of excessive ...
News&Notes December 2016
... there are signs of spontaneous feminization. •    1,25(OH)2 vitamin D testing, with rare exception, is ... of spontaneous hy-poglycemia or to help distinguish type 1 diabetes from type 2 diabetes, but not for establishment of ... disorders with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) is indicated only in patients who demonstrate ...