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Clinical Articles / BY: Wen Q. Gan, MD, MSc, April 2008
... with COPD, particularly in those with severe COPD,[ 4 ] is mainly due to a loss of skeletal muscle and wasting of ... 16 ]  Domingo-Salvany and colleagues reported that every 4-point increase in the SGRQ total score (a change that has ...
Letters / BY: Jeremy Smith, September 2008
... I indicated that the process was de­layed by 4 months while government completed its review of the EMR ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD January/February 2008
... U/L).  Bilirubin levels were normal on two occasions at 4 and 9 µmol/L (reference range 3 to 17 µmol/L). Urinalysis ... node became nontender and gingivitis abated. By day 4 in hospital the patient was afebrile. He was discharged ... identical course of medication was requisition­ed at 4 months postadmission.  After the patient completed this ...
Letters / BY: Michael A. McCann, MD, June 2008
... parental leave plan and the funding will be increased to $4.3 million annually. As a matter of interest, the maximum ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD November 2008
... cohort or case control studies. • Level 4—Case series. • Level 5—Expert opinion. Here are ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC March 2008
... including heavy metals, e.g., lead[ 3 ] or mercury.[ 4 ] The issues of potential adverse and allergic reactions ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeffrey M. Pike, MD, MPH, FRCSC July/August 2008
... limb salvage and increased mortality for the patient.[ 1 - 4] In 2004, 84 patients with soft tissue sarcomas were ... to a multidisciplinary centre have inferior outcomes.[ 1 - 4 ]  A multidisciplinary centre has the advantages of access ... not be delayed while waiting for imaging services. Figure 4  shows a well-differentiated liposarcoma that largely ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Vikram R. Comondore, MD, December 2008
... of total sleep deprivation. Subjects who slept less than 4 hours per night for 2 weeks had cognitive abilities similar ... deprived may not be completely aware of their impairment.[ 4 ] Circadian effects A group of neurons in the hypothalamus ... shift rather than a non-extended shift was 2.3 (95% CI, 5.4–6.3). Residents who worked more than five extended shifts ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC May 2008
... Chinese herbal medicines,[ 3 ] and Ayurvedic medicines,[ 4 ] and others.[ 5 ] The author reported in a patient with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David Snadden, MBChB, MCISc, MD, FRCGP, FRCP (Edin) September 2008
... origin are more inclined to practise in rural areas.[ 4 ] The programs have also been developed to address the ...