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Clinical Articles / BY: Marshall Dahl, MD, PhD, FRCPC January/February 2022
... because of lower potential of venous thromboembolism.[ 2 ] Transdermal estradiol may have a better safety profile ... years, tobacco use, body mass index greater than 27 kg/m 2 , and postoperative state. Initial history should also ... serum levels than injected testosterone [ Table 2 ].[ 6 ] Treatment of youth Medical treatment for ...
Premise / BY: Karen Trollope-Kumar, MD, PhD, CCFP April 2022
... that surround eating, body weight, and body shape[ 2 ] and include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, ... increasing capacity by 500% while reducing wait times from 2 or more weeks to within 24 hours. By employing the Careteam ...
News / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) July/August 2022
... they’ve decided to attend the emergency department. Part 2 outlines frequent patient frustrations, including wait ...
MDs To Be / BY: Alessandro Cau, BSc (Hons) November 2022
... system inhibitor, compared with those who were not.[ 2 ] However, since the first clinical trial demonstrating the ... trial of empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i), in patients with type 2 diabetes, empagliflozin use was unexpectedly found to be ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2022
... recommend their hospital and 40% were plagued by burnout.[ 2 ] In Saskatchewan alone (the birthplace of medicare in ...
Letters / BY: Julie Leising, MD, FRCPC September 2022
... seeking gender-affirmative care is a complex issue.”[ 2 ] Both letters promote the idea that TGNC youth are being ...
Letters / BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP April 2022
... Dr G. Zabakolas, an excellent doctor, has quit.[ 2 ] Consider a 93-year-old friend of mine who signed up to ... a patient of the James Bay Urgent and Primary Care Centre 2 years ago. She still has no family physician. She never ... taking early retirement or simply quitting from stress.[ 2 ] Some are moving to other provinces. The average ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John van Bockxmeer, MBBS July/August 2022
... is needed to enable staff to achieve their objectives.[ 2 ] The literature suggests that primary care staff can ... to care, and reduce human errors by huddling regularly.[ 2 ] Huddles provide a scheduled venue for asking questions in ... celebrating success, and reinforcing common goals.[ 2 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 8 ] Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, my ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Emily Ertel, MD November 2022
... asymptomatic. The risk of developing symptoms is 1.0% to 2.3% per year.[ 1 ] The most frequent symptom is biliary ... postoperative ERCP in clearing stones is 97% to 100%.[ 1 , 2 ] Another concern is that retained stones may increase bile ... 58 patients met the inclusion criteria [ Figure 2 ]. Twenty-one patients (36.2%) had CF; 37 (63.8%) had EF. ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: A. Maria Chung, MDCM January/February 2022
... for acute care facilities and private doctors’ offices.[ 2 ] Expanding access to translation services for patients in ...