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Clinical Articles / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG September 2005
... learning, some students will find it helpful, others not. 2. Next students must spend time with patients. Students ...
Letters / BY: John Sehmer, MD January/February 2005
... 65 years or older should undergo repeat DEXA every 1 to 2 years regardless of the results of the initial DEXA (even if the result is normal). [2]  This is in agreement with the US Preventive Services ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Yulia Lin, MD, FRCPC June 2005
... at 20°C to 24°C with continuous gentle agitation. [2]  Because platelets have a limited shelf life, platelet ... 55 x 109 platelets suspended in 40 to 70 mL of plasma. [2,3]  The typical platelet prescription is 10 mL/kg to a ... to 400 mL of plasma and is derived from a single donor. [2,3]  Apheresis platelet units are preferred when a patient ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Randy N. Ross, MSc November 2005
... the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (7.42). [2]  By default, the individual user in some facilities often ... under BC’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. [2] —Randy N. Ross, MSc Radiation Protection Services BC ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maria Corral, MD, FRCPC April 2005
... usual activities, and sleepiness. Several recent reports [2,3]  suggest that pregnant and postpartum women with mood ... for 16 women with antepartum depression for 3 to 5 weeks. [2]  After 3 weeks of treatment, mean depression ratings ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2005
... Medical Association’s 2005 Annual Convention came just 2 days after the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on ... we agreed to no general compensation changes in the first 2 years of our 3-year agreement, and to defer a decision on ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jerilynn C. Prior, MD, FRCPC December 2005
... a 2001 Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop (STRAW) [2]  both call menopause the final menstrual period. The ... hormone (FSH) level that is elevated. [2]  The menopausal transition officially ends with the final ... documenting cycle variability with adequate specificity, (2) it is not clear what level of FSH should be considered ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jorge L. Pinzon, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, FSAM January/February 2005
... dizziness when going from lying to standing or sitting. [2]  Results from laboratory investigations are usually ... 98 mmol/L (95–107), blood urea nitrogen is 6.5 mmol/L (2.5–7.0), and creatinine is 72 mmol/L (35–110). You ... have found that using oral potassium supplements (K-Dur, 2 mmol/kg a day, divided in three equal doses) in the setting ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP May 2005
... become involved in lost-time injury claims within about 2 weeks of the date of injury, regardless of whether the ... with lumbar back strain (nonspecific low back pain) who, 2 weeks after her injury, was ready and willing for a gradual ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
... to the province over the fiscal year ending in 2004 was $2.14 million. An equivalent amount of a lower-priced ... is desired), and cardiac bypass pump priming. [1,2]  When comparing these guidelines with the common ... participate. Hospitals unable to collect data for a full 2 months were allowed to collect for a shorter period, ...