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Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Al Talag, MD, March 2008
... result in a progressive in­crease in FRC ( Figure 1 ).[ 7 ] This phenomenon is called dynamic hyperinflation, and is largely responsible for exercise limitation in COPD.[ 7 - 11 ] Gas exchange disturbances Perturbations in gas ... in 1 second to forced vital capacity) ratio is less than 0.7 L, a situation usually accompanied by a reduction in FEV 1 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeffrey M. Pike, MD, MPH, FRCSC July/August 2008
... some reports suggest an increase in incidence among men,[ 7 ] most reports suggest both genders are equally ... in the community, the procedure can be obtained within  7 days by a subspecialist sarcoma surgeon in BC, and a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Frank Ervin, MD, FRCPC, April 2008
... in organs other than the lung (21%). Only 57 patients (7.8%) died of respiratory disease other than lung cancer.  ... recommendations,[ 6 ] which are also available online.[ 7 ] Methods of end-of-life symptom management are well outlined in the CTS document[ 6 , 7 ] and in a recent up­date.[ 8 ] A comprehensive review of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nathan A. Hoag, BSc, October 2008
... screening reduces mortality has yet to be presented.[ 6 , 7 ]  Previous studies investigating prostate cancer ... years (SD 9.85 years). The mean years in practice was 22.7 years (SD 9.8 years).  Of the total respondents, 81.0% ... do not influence their screening practices, while 7.7% of physicians 45 and younger and 4.8% of physicians 46 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC June 2007
... controlled trial published in the  Lancet  in 2005. [7]  Frequent hand washing and appropriate cough etiquette ...
Premise / BY: Shalinder Arneja, MD, MHSc, December 2007
... of immunizations; however the larger chiropractic[ 6 , 7 ] associations—the International Chiropractic Association ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Dafna Rippel, MD, MAH, January/February 2007
... for randomized clinical trials to establish causation. [6,7] The first doubts about the causal role of homocysteine ... of 3749 patients who had myocardial infarction within 7 days of beginning therapy were followed for 5 years on ... events and, for that matter, cardiovascular [4,7,13]  and noncardiovascular death, [13]  reducing the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC September 2007
... (CNS) disease but more likely to form cryptococcomas.[ 7 ] Most BC  C. gattii  patients present with pulmonary ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pratibha Reebye, MBBS, FRCPC, May 2007
... could be done to prevent the progression of symptoms?[ 7 ] Over a 4-year period at the BCCH Infant Psychiatry ...
ICBC / BY: John Vavrik, PhD, November 2007
... driving may not be enough to change driving behavior.  [7]  As with other health-compromising behaviors, patient ...