Clinical Articles /
BY: Nathan A. Hoag, BSc,
October 2008
... yet much controversy surrounds prostate cancer screening.[ 1 ] For a screening program to be effective, the following ... for prostate cancer screening, with sensitivities of 72.1% for PSA and 53.2% for DRE.[ 4 ] Used in combination, PSA ... adopted by various professional associations ( Table 1 ).[ 13 - 18 ] These conflicting recommendations may lead to ...
Premise /
BY: Benedikt Fischer, PhD,
April 2008
... use (e.g., injection drug use) over the past 20 years.[ 1 , 2 ] SCS’s main aims are to reduce mortality and ... public order problems associated with street drug use.[ 1 , 2 , 9 , 10 ] As such, SCS represent a valuable piece in ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Greg Meloche, PhD, RPsych
June 2008
... not made until the symptoms have been present for at least 1 month. For those who meet the criteria for the event and ... in 3 months and some still experiencing symptoms after 1 year. Treatment of choice is a cognitive-behavioral ...
Letters /
BY: Ian Gardiner, MD
September 2008
... imply as much by pointing out that, of the more than 1 million women between 40 and 79 in the province, only ...
Index
December 2008
... increasing cause for concern in British Columbia (cdc) 1:17 Al Lawati N: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ... pneumonia: Lessons learned from an unusual presentation* 1:22 Allard C: The case for a supervised drug consumption ... (op) 3:130 Anderson SD: TBI and iatrogenic morbidity (c) 1:11 Andrade J: Cardiovascular risk assessment: ...
Letters /
BY: Doug McGhee, MD
January/February 2008
... it the most Earth-friendly medical journal on the globe. 1. Use 100% post-consumer recycled, unbleached (or at least ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Don D. Sin, MD, MPH, FRCPC,
April 2008
... surgery experience significant pulmonary complications.[ 1 ] Postoperative pulmonary complications include respiratory ... mass index greater than 30 kg/m2 increases the risk 4.1-fold or by 310%). • A positive cough test (see Table 1 ; this increases the risk 4.3-fold or by 330%). ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Navid Dehghani, MD, FRCPC,
June 2008
... objects, children tend to ingest inorganic objects.[ 1 ] In 2007, the divisions of emergency medicine and ... for objects visible on a radiograph (see Figure 1 ) and not visible (see Figure 2 ) can involve endoscopy. ...
Clinical Articles
September 2008
... demonstrations to the other two sites (see Figure 1 ). This ensures faculty members at the University of ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Bill Cavers, MD
March 2008
... launched by the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) 1 January 2008. “The initiative acknowledges the important ... results of validated assessment tools. • DSM-IV axis 1 confirmatory diagnostic criteria. • A summary of the ...