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Beyond Medicine / BY: Vivian W.L. Tsang, MD, MGC April 2021
... and thus naloxone acts as a competitive antagonist.[ 1 ] This allows for effective reversal of the symptoms of ... airway, ventilate, evaluate, muscular injection with 1 mL of naloxone 0.4 mg, and evaluate) was used for training ... centres, clinics, and nontraditional sites across BC.[ 1 , 24 ] In line with increasing access to naloxone, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Catherine Zhou, MD, MSc July/August 2021
... and significant complications after abdominal surgery,[ 1-5 ] with an incidence rate as high as 2.4%.[ 1 ] Adhesions are abnormal fibrous bands between organs ... stay is 7 days, and the in-hospital mortality rate is 3%.[ 1 ] Small bowel obstruction also has a high recurrence rate.[ ...
MDs To Be / BY: Tristan Jeffery, BSc October 2021
... with the natural world influence traditions and customs.[ 1 ] Ties to the natural world also influence perspectives on ... with little attention to emotional or spiritual realms.[ 1 ] Two-Eyed Seeing developed from the teachings of Chief ...
Letters, COVID-19 / BY: Vielka Fernandez March 2021
... be principle-based, forward-looking, and compassionate.[ 1 ] As medical students in the Dominican Republic, we have ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) May 2021
... West via repatriated Russian prisoners after World War I.[ 1 ] Kombucha is gaining popularity Sales approached US$1 billion in the United States in 2018, and the market is ... To date, clinical trials have not confirmed these claims.[ 1 , 3 ] Kombucha has a secret While kombucha is marketed as a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Tiffany Wong, MD, FRCPC September 2021
... had allergies documented in another electronic system.[ 1 ] Multiple studies have reported persistence of erroneous ... to help guide tests of change in improvement [ Figure 1 ]. Interventions We initially developed a standardized ... drug allergy status prior to patient visits. Within 1 month of each test of change intervention, we interviewed ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Nickie Mathew, MD, MSc, ABPN, FRCPC, ABPM January/February 2021
... the third straight month with over 170 overdose deaths.[ 1 ] Since the opioid overdose crisis was declared a public ... paid back for the drugs he fronted. For opioids, he sold 0.1 g (1 point) for $20, 0.4 g (a quarter) for $50, 1 g for $90, ...
News April 2021
... team (for patients and providers) is accessible at 1 866 999-1514 or transcareteam@phsa.ca . News Resources to ...
News June 2021
... for net new eligible IPT positions filled on or after 1 April 2019. An end date has not yet been established for ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD October 2021
... of funds, Doctors of BC’s PHP was allocated $1 million over 4 years to identify gaps in existing wellness ...