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Clinical Articles / BY: Peter L. Munk, MDCM, FRCPC, FSIR, FFRRCSI(Hon) December 2002
... compression fracture secondary to a variety of causes. [1-3]  This technique was originally pioneered in France in ... of the pedicular puncture is performed, and we administer 1 g of intravenous cefazolin (or other broad-spectrum ... or near complete relief of pain within 48 to 72 hours. [1,15,17,22-26]  Further gradual improvement in pain has been ...
College Library / BY: Jim Henderson March 2002
... ; Lower Mainland: (604) 874-8452, toll free 1 800 663-1880) provides publications to support prevention ... Service (Lower Mainland: (604) 660-9382; toll free: 1 800 663-1441) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ... Gambling Information and Referral Service (toll free: 1 888 795-6111). For information on important Canadian ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew Eisen MD, FRCPC September 2002
... neurodegenerations affecting the aging nervous system. [1,2]  Its pathogenesis is complex and multifactorial and ... and peaks at between 55 and 65 years of age [10]  ( Table 1 ). About 5% to 10% of ALS is hereditary. At present only ... number of trinucleotide CAG repeats within the exon 1 coding regions. The number of repeats may correlate with ...
Letters May 2002
... care and medical practice in the province. Character #1: “Doctors are overpaid crybabies. All they want is more ...
Clinical Articles / BY: E. Jane Garland, MD, FRCPC November 2002
... remains relatively uncommon in preadolescents ( Table 1 ), the prevalence rises dramatically with the onset of adolescence. [1]  During the past 30 years, the rate of depression has ... of teens will have spontaneously resolved by 2 months. [1]  Nevertheless, more brief depressions may herald future, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Fikre Germa, MD, CCFP(EM) January/February 2002
... and the second case involves tuberculous meningitis. Case 1 In May 1998 a 79-year-old aboriginal female presented to a ... that had become progressively worse over the course of 1 year. She related all her symptoms to a fall 1 year before presentation, and had been treated ...
Clinical Articles / BY: William J. Koch, PhD July/August 2002
... treated it as a traumatically induced fear condition, [1]  more recent theories have integrated a wealth of data ... for PTSD. These symptoms must have lasted at least 1 month and cause significant distress and/or disability. ... and two-thirds of original PTSD cases remit fully within 1 year. However, this leaves nearly 15% of original accident ...
Letters / BY: G. Henderson, MB April 2002
... shift in a walk-in clinic in Mission. There I show up at 1:00 p.m. and I leave shortly after 5:00 p.m. I do not have ...
College Library / BY: Jim Henderson October 2002
... are largely produced in the US. The US dollar cost $1.20 when I started and now costs $1.60. Journal prices increased every year an average of 10%, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James R. Taylor, MD, PhD June 2002
... an injury mechanism without specifying a pathology. [1,2]   Neck sprain  assumes a ligamentous injury. [3]   ... of the subgroup who survived injury for more than 1 hour, as the dorsal root ganglion hemorrhage became obvious when circulation was maintained for more than 1 hour after injury. [25] Comparability with whiplash Two ...