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Clinical Articles / BY: Ian L. Mitchell, MD, FRCP March 2005
... 20 mg STAT and simvastatin (Zocor) 40 mg STAT then OD. 4. Ramipril (Altace) 2.5 mg STAT or perindopril erbumine ... of stroke risk reduction of between 25% and 40% over 3- to 4-year terms. —Ian L. Mitchell, MD Delta    Commentary Dr ...
Letters / BY: Darren Jakubec, MD September 2005
... and some quality of life indicators” ( BCMJ 2005;47(4):188-192 ). As a family doctor who practises in remote and ...
Editorials / BY: H. Ewart Woolley, MD May 2005
In his editorial, “Forced retirement”  (BCMJ 2005;47[4]:165),  Dr Anthony Salvian decries the fact that the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS November 2005
... years for people diagnosed with AD at age 65 years to 3.4 years for those diagnosed at age 90 years. [3]  The ... in late disease is the Severe Impairment Battery (SIB), [4]  although its application in day-to-day conditions may ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ronald S. Manley, PhD, RPsych January/February 2005
... different set of concerns for male and female caregivers. [4]  Treatment tends to be lengthy and may be characterized ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael D.D. McNeely, MD, FRCPC, FCACB July/August 2005
... and colleagues for the baseline period of the MDRD study. [4]  The full equation uses creatinine, albumin, urea, age, ... calculation is also not valid for a GFR <30 mL/min (Stage 4). The formula has not been assessed for use in pregnancy. ... × weight × (0.85 if female) Scr × 0.81 MDRD equation [4] GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) = 186 × (Scr × 0.0113)−1.154 × ...
Letters / BY: Anthony Kenyon, MB April 2005
... efficient medical service (total hip replacement in 2 to 4 weeks and appointment with specialists within 10 days), ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jana Patenaude, BSc, MSc October 2005
... According to a report issued by Health Canada in 2002, 4.8% of Canadians, 20 years of age and older, had type 2 ... British Columbia, the prevalence rate is approximately 4.9%. [2]  There is considerable agreement among those who ... has almost doubled in 20 years, going from 2.8% in 1980 to 4.5% in 2000. [3]  In British Columbia, it is estimated that ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Yulia Lin, MD, FRCPC June 2005
... Figure  . A CCI of >7.5 at 1 hour after transfusion or >4.5 at 20 to 24 hours after transfusion is considered ... expected CCI after two consecutive transfusion episodes. [4]  Patients who are refractory should be assessed further ... Table  be used for considering platelet transfusion. [4,5]  Serious spontaneous bleeding is unlikely to occur at ...
Letters / BY: Ken Bassett, MD, PhD December 2005
... about the harmful effects of lipid lowering drugs. [4]  The earlier trials for fibrates (clofibrate, ...