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WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC November 2016
... ruptured tendon and the incidence is increasing.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Unfortunately, 20% to 25% of acute Achilles tendon ... Immobilization could be splinting followed by casting at 2 weeks, or, more recently, a cast boot with heel wedges. If ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alan T. Bates, MD, PhD June 2016
... and how everyone lives as a “single individual.”[ 2 ] Kierkegaard also explored the emotions of people making ...
Letters / BY: Ashley Roberts, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2016
... is a great deal of controversy around these decisions.[ 2-4 ] Although several studies have reported that oseltamivir ...
News / BY: Kim Pelletier, CEBS, April 2016
... is aging. The average age of Canadians will increase to 42.2 in 2021 (up from 39.9 in 2011). An older population will ...
News / BY: Dirk van Niekerk, MD, FRCPC October 2016
... and the routine screening interval has increased from 2 to 3 years. This is consistent with changes being made ... trend was observed in Ontario by Bogler and colleagues,[ 2 ] where a 60% decrease in Pap testing was seen, along with ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD September 2016
... patient): Claims exceeding the maximum of one visit every 2 weeks. If the visits are beyond the limit of one every 2 weeks, a note stating the medical necessity is required. ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Michael L. Rekart, MD, DTM&H, MHSc June 2015
... virus disease (EVD) including 11 children, 1 infant, and 2 families consisting of a mother, father, and child. The Bo ... to have occurred in a small Guinean village with a 2-year-old boy in the Gueckedou region that borders Foya in ... were not problems. The low-risk and high-risk zones are 2 metres apart, separated by a low plastic fence that allows ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Vu, MD, FRCPC, November 2015
... team organization Equipment for the MMU includes two 16.2-m tractor-trailers, specialized tents and shelters, and a ... or a variably configured walk-in clinic ( Figure 2 ). The second trailer serves as a support unit and houses a ... such as the mobile dental outreach vehicles in Toronto[ 2 ] that provide free dental care to underserviced ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2015
... not coming back today and in fact I won’t be back for 2 weeks, so how about in the meantime you stop sending me ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Chapple, MD, FRCPC, September 2015
... In a case illustrating the importance of intervention, a 2-month-old baby boy presented to a family doctor with ... cerebral edema, and biparietal skull fractures ( Figure 2 ). A skeletal survey revealed further healing fractures of ... nonmobile “Those who don’t cruise, rarely bruise.”[ 2 ] The risk of bruising is directly related to a child’s ...