Premise /
BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD
October 2011
... of exposure to secondhand smoke can be considered safe.[ 1 ] Certain individuals are at increased risk, including ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Malcolm McLean, MD,
December 2011
... (adaptation) from sudden loss of one eye is typically 1 year or less. Those who experience sudden loss of vision in ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nathan W. Brunner, MD, FRCPC
March 2011
... to be approximately 2.9 cases per 100000 patient years.[ 1 ] Dissection occurs most commonly in patients aged 60 to ... layers: the intima, the media, and the adventitia ( Figure 1 ).[ 4 ] Classic aortic dissection occurs when a tear in the ... dissection found in the IRAD registry are shown in Table 1 . Staging Several different staging systems have been ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Doson Chua, PharmD, BCPS(AQ),
June 2011
... are the ALLHAT, the CAPPP trial, and the UKPDS.[ 1-3 ] The ALLHAT compared lisinopril with conventional ... in all-cause mortality and morbidity. Landmark trials (CCS-1, GISSI-3, and SMILE) all uniformly demonstrated a mortality ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Brian F. Russell, MD,
September 2011
... homeostasis and bone metabolism has long been recognized.[ 1 ] However, mounting evidence suggests that vitamin D may ... resulting in the hormonally active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3), which is responsible for most if not all of the ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Pamela Verma, BSc,
November 2011
... www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_38931816104&ap=1 This article has been peer reviewed. MDs To Be Shelley ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: S. Michele Dalgarno, MD,
March 2011
... Over 4 weeks should be considered in the danger zone. By 1 month, many patients begin to develop a disability ... return to work in a few days and recover completely in 1 month; painful flares will occur, but pain, in and of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Kevin Farrell, MBChB,
July/August 2011
... occur in 3% to 5% of children in North America and Europe[ 1,2 ] and in up to 14% of children of Asian origin.[ 3 ] In ... than 18 months. Bacterial meningitis has been found in 1.8% to 5.4% of children presenting with a febrile seizure.[ ... EEG performed during the wake and sleep states within 1 week of a complex febrile seizure was normal in all 33 ...
Letters /
BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC
October 2011
... the scientific validity of these guidelines last spring.[ 1 ] These guidelines are also consistent with recent guidance ...
Letters /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
December 2011
... there is less reporting of pain by the patient and staff[ 1 ] and less use of analgesics.[ 2 , 3 ] Dr Chan notes that ...