Letters /
BY: Denise McLeod, MD,
April 2015
... practices in British Columbia ] ( BCMJ 2015;57:15-17). The article highlights the importance of the patient’s ...
Premise /
BY: T. Chan, MHsc, MD,
October 2015
... director of BC Health Services Purchasing Organization, 17 April 2015). While drop-offs can occur for various reasons ... was significantly associated with decreased wait times.[ 17 ] A 2013 study cited decreased surgical resources as a ... director of BC Health Services Purchasing Organization, 17 April 2015) ( Figure 3 ). Though much promise was ...
Obituaries /
BY: Lawrence Burr, MD,
January/February 2015
Dr Peter Allen passed away peacefully on 17 November 2014 at the age of 92 after a brief illness. Dr ...
Obituaries /
BY: Aron M. Tischler, MD,
July/August 2015
... Baranowicze, Poland. After the Second World War broke out, 17-year-old Bluma fled east into Russia by foot and train. ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Clayton Chmelik,
December 2015
... the January/February 2013 issue of the BCMJ (2013:55;17), available online at ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ramesh Saeedi, MD, PhD,
May 2014
... statins have been shown to reduce Lp(a) by 17% to 22%.[ 10 ] The only treatment that effectively lowers ... are two other compounds that reduce Lp(a) by 40% and 17%, respectively, but they are currently undergoing phase 3 ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: James G. Huang, MD, PGDipSurgAnat, FRACS,
September 2014
... cancer, especially high-grade, lethal disease.[ 15-17 ] An initial PSA level above the age-adjusted median of ... greater risk of biochemical progression after treatment.[ 17 ] Other investigators have found that a PSA level less ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Malcolm Brigden, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP,
January/February 2014
... with and depositing in various tissues.[ 4 , 8 , 17 ] The clinical presentation in amyloidosis usually depends ... diarrhea, or recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding.[ 4 , 17 ] Peripheral neuropathy is frequently seen and is ... hypotension or symptoms of abnormal gut motility.[ 17 ] A high index of suspicion is especially important in the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jessica A. Otte, MD, CCFP,
July/August 2014
... The patient’s random blood glucose was elevated at 17.5 (reference range 3.9-11.0 mmol/L) and his HbA1c level ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Anna F. Lee, MDCM, PhD, FRCPC,
December 2014
... can be associated with QT interval prolongation,[ 13-17 ] and is postulated to unmask latent primary long QT ...