Clinical Articles /
BY: Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu, MD, PhD, MBA, FRCPC,
November 2015
... cytogenetic testing, which has a high diagnostic yield.[ 6-9 ] However, the conditions identified are not all amenable ... ID requires considering current diagnostic guidelines,[ 7-9 ] which recommend investigations such as vision and hearing ... ID (12/13; 92.0%). Many pediatricians (10/13; 76.9%) screened patients with ID and autism, while some (4/13; ...
Editorials /
BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD
May 2015
... Worldwide (again from WHO statistics) in 2014, 1.9 billion adults over age 18 were overweight and 600 million ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Brad Fritz, MD
September 2015
... well under the BC Medical Plan. For instance, there was a 9.2% fee increase in 1966. The agreement also included an ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Amanzo A. Ho, BSc,
April 2015
... 65.3 (SD 11.1) years. The population included 90 males (40.9%) and 130 females (59.1%). A history of failed colonoscopy ... to colonoscopy (e.g., diverticular strictures), and 2 (0.9%) who refused colonoscopy ( Table 3 ). CTC study quality ... 6 mm or greater in diameter. The remaining 35 studies (15.9%) were suboptimal due to poor bowel distention (19 ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
December 2015
... 0.5 ppm, rarely slightly above, and never over 1.0 ppm.[ 9 ] Similar intensity in monitoring does not exist in Canada, ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
July/August 2015
... that compromise the ability to rule out abuse.[ 9 ] In the US, barbiturates are the only medications used for ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Keith J. White, MD
November 2015
... completion of the audit report takes approximately 9 months to 1 year. The Billing Integrity Program is working ...
Letters /
BY: Etela Neumann, MD,
May 2015
... medical students. I have been teaching for the past 9 years. I’ve always felt that it is my responsibility to ...
Back Page /
BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC
November 2014
... exercise may cause in those with mumps. D-Day came 9 weeks later at 6:30 a.m. on 6 June 1944. Fortunately, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ramesh Saeedi, MD, PhD,
May 2014
... statin treatment. Statins decrease Lp(a) only modestly.[ 9 ] In patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, statins ... apheresis is the most effective way to lower Lp(a).[ 1-4 , 9 ] Mipomersen, an antisense oligonucleotide,[ 1,2 ] is a new ... B. The protein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor and cholesterol ester transfer protein ...