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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 ...