Clinical Articles /
BY: Ian R.A. Mackenzie, MD, FRCPC
April 2001
... . Ultrastructurally they are composed of radially arranged 7 nm to 20 nm filaments associated with granular electron ... Lewy bodies in 15% to 25% of elderly demented patients,[ 7,8 ] making it the second largest pathological subgroup of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Janet Henderson, MB, BCh
September 2001
... peak concentrations about 3 hours after administration. [7] It does not have to be taken with food, although a ... adults, and for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea. [7] Contraindications This drug is contraindicated in those ... be prescribed during the third trimester of pregnancy. [7] Possible drug interactions include ACE inhibitors, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Charles Brasfield, MD, PhD, FRCPC
March 2001
... Attendance for every native child between the ages of 7 and 15 became mandatory in 1920.[ 2 ] From one point of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Barry Rich, MD
December 2001
... with a high school education than for those without (13.7% vs 4.8%). [ 4] In 1995 a survey of vasectomy providers was ... or slipped, so this contraceptive opportunity was lost. [ 7] This, more than anything, exemplifies the need to put ... recommended by vasectomists in the United States. [ 7] There is also no consistent interpretation of results, ...
Letters /
BY: Arthur Van Wart, MD
May 2001
... clearly the urban family practice reality. During my last 7 years of practice I coordinated the UBC Department of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: B. Strauss, RN, BScN, MSc
November 2001
... of autism in each birth cohort from 1988 to 1993. [ 7] Patja and colleagues reviewed surveillance reports of ... within the same year and subsequent ulcerative colitis (OR 7.47, 95% CI = 2.42–23.06) and Crohn’s disease (OR 4.27, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: T.A. Hurwitz, MBChB, MRCP, FRCPC
May 2001
... parkinsonian patients appear particularly prone. [7] Motor fluctuations in response to treatment ("on-off") ... patients, benefit from psychological support. [3,7] In both a general practitioner's and a specialist's ... early-morning dry mouth, hypotension, and grogginess. [7] SSRIs are useful but may be stimulating rather than ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Hugh Freeman, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FACG
September 2001
... enteropathy, nontropical sprue) has been defined [ 7 ] as a chronic disorder with a characteristic but ... numbers of intra-epithelial lymphocytes ( Figure 2 ).[ 7 ] A number of small intestinal disorders may have a similar ... ( Table 1 ) before celiac disease can be diagnosed.[ 7,8 ] Demonstrated improvement as a result of a gluten-free ...
Letters /
BY: Jeff Purkis, MD
March 2001
... problem is really quite straightforward. My day starts at 7:30 a.m. and usually ends at 7 p.m. I see a few hospital patients (usually total care) ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael R. McKenzie, MD, FRCPC
December 2001
... Medical) [ 6] or from a linear accelerator (linac), [ 7] like the one used to administer stereotactic ... Radiation Therapy Disposition Conference (as of 7 March 2001) Diagnosis Acoustic neuroma Other cranial ... Number of patients 47 32 29 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 125 16 14 7 5 2 1 1 1 47 A review of the clinical indications for the ...