Clinical Articles /
BY: Shubhayan Sanatani, MD, FRCPC
March 2002
... system in clinical events has long been recognized. [ 7,18,19] This is apparent in patients who experience events ... estimated to occur in 1 in 7000 to 10,000 individuals. [ 6,7] In order to delineate the spectrum of LQTS further, a ... patterns are being related to the underlying mutations. [ 7,21] The clinical manifestations are broad and range from ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Erin E. Michalak, PhD
October 2002
... services; and a lack of mutual respect and support. [7] Depression as a chronic disease and population-based care ...
Letters /
BY: Bernhard Toews, MD
May 2002
... with his patients to provide them with medical services 7 days a week. This is done with the help of an answering ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Fikre Germa, MD, CCFP(EM)
January/February 2002
... are considered indicative of TB: prodromal symptoms >7 days, focal deficits, optic atrophy, abnormal movements, ... resulting in the physician’s failure to suspect TB. [ 7] Canada receives some 250,000 immigrants a year, the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Andrew Eisen MD, FRCPC
September 2002
... population and a prevalence of 4 per 100 000 population to 7 per 100 000 population. Disease incidence is rising as ... 14 17 Maximum age (years) 89 89 89 Spinal onset (%) 67 73.7 56.8 Bulbar onset (%) 33 26.3 43.2 Mean duration (years) ... myositis Total 2.1% 1.8% 1.1% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 7.2% Table 4. Presenting complaints in 1113 patients with ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jiri Frohlich, MD, FRCPC
May 2002
... vasodilation due to diabetes in women and men [7] may explain the higher risk seen in women. Not only are ... plasma triglycerides (-29%), increased HDL-cholesterol (+7%), and decreased LDL-cholesterol (-6%). All these changes ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Chris Whittington, MB BS, MBA, FCFP, FACRRM
December 2002
... in Ireland and has been estimated as great as 1 in 64. [4-7] The identification of the HFE gene in 1996 was a major ... Tyr250 stop mutation other mutations identified chromosome 7 HFE4 autosomal dominant mutation in ferroportin gene ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Bruce Fleming, MD
June 2002
... • Calcification of the anterior longitudinal ligament. [7] Sclerosis of bony margins and the presence of widespread ...
College Library /
BY: Jim Henderson
March 2002
... toll free: 1 800 663-1441) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For gambling, call the Problem Gambling ...
Letters /
BY: Peter Rees, PhD, FRCPC
October 2002
... accidents have been documented in the literature, [7] ostensibly from tearing of bridging veins. However, ...