Clinical Articles /
BY: Laura MacDougall, MSc
June 2005
... quadrant pain. He was admitted to hospital and within 2 days developed drenching night sweats and mild ... highest recorded temperature was 38.1°C on day 2, with fluctuation between 36°C and 38°C. His BUN and ... platelet count was 90 000 at presentation, fell to 65 000 2 days later, and then slowly recovered. His chest X-ray ...
Editorials /
BY: B. Lynn Beattie, MD, FRCPC
November 2005
... shown to have a significant impact on dementia incidence. [2] Recently it has been reported that statins can have a ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Shaila Misri, MD, FRCPC
April 2005
... on breast-milk-exposed infants is impressive (see Table 2 ). The short- and long-term developmental effects on ... published, although a bupropion registry exists. Table 2. Effects of exposure to SSRIs, SNRIs, and other ... none bupoprion (Wellbutrin) Peak effects found 1–2 hours after dose in three case studies. Figure. Clinical ...
Premise /
BY: Hugh D. Tildesley, MD
September 2005
... for reviewers (e.g., no reviewer can stay for more than 2 years) so that a wide range of input is allowed. Include ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ian Gardiner, MD
December 2005
... with the patient population and MR sequences employed. [2] Its positive predictive value is moderate, so a breast ... of the chest and thoracic spine for metastases ( Figure 2 and Figure 3 ). The American College of Radiology notes ... malignancies have been detected by breast MRI in 2% to 10% of patients. [6-9] Fischer and colleagues [10] ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marina Leichner, RN
January/February 2005
... the following: (1) continue with care in the community; (2) attend a BCCH Outpatient Service clinic either weekly, ... by creating situations that lead to conflict. [2] In this way, patients can create externalized situations ... at a snacktime (i.e., a minimum of one glass of juice). 2. Coach with empathy and provide positive feedback: • ...
President's Comment /
BY: Jack Burak, MD
June 2005
... that provided no direct fee increase for the first 2 years and a reopener for fee compensation negotiations for ...
Premise /
BY: James E. Miles, MD, FRCPC
October 2005
... April 2005 is titled, “MDs set wait list benchmarks.” [2] Here the medical profession has devised a scheme that ...
Editorials /
BY: Shaila Misri, MD, FRCPC
March 2005
... programs are now in operation throughout the world, and 2 years ago the First World Congress on Women’s Mental ... its humble start, the program has evolved over the past 2 decades into a flagship provincial program, unique in ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael D.D. McNeely, MD, FRCPC, FCACB
July/August 2005
... arithmetical equation of Cockcroft and Gault (see Figure 2 ), which uses serum creatinine, age, and weight. [2] The new BC CKD guidelines [3] recommend the ... Disease (MDRD) equation for calculating GFR (see Figure 2 ). This equation was originally developed by Levey and ...