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Clinical Articles /
BY: Ken Seethram, MD, FRCSC, FACOG
June 2018
... improved as markers were added. Canadian screening[ 5 , 6 ] tests now employ various combinations of the ... patients before and after prenatal genetic screening.[ 5 ] Their committee opinion on the topic states that some ... program, not that her fetus is necessarily affected.[ 5 ] The SOGC also provides suggestions for discussing the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP
November 2018
... 4 ] Not only is the prevalence of diabetes increasing,[ 5 ] but the management of patients with diabetes is becoming ... than 7.0% and a target for those who are younger being 6.5% so they may benefit from more years of excellent glycemic ...
Editorials /
BY: Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCSC
April 2018
... patients can lose more than 70% of their excess weight.[ 5 , 6 ] Without surgery, treatment for obesity is often far ... medications. These BMI thresholds should be reduced by 2.5 kg/m 2 for Asian patients as this population is prone to ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2018
... of very successful programs already operating in Europe.[ 5 ] Implementation of the clinical pathway was facilitated by ... 95% had their diagnostic studies at one centre (MSJ) and 5% had diagnostic studies at other centres. In contrast, only ... ultrasound, and ultrasound-guided core biopsy, 31.5% attended more than one diagnostic centre. In 2010 the ...
Letters /
BY: Alexandra Choi, MD, MHSc, CCFP
January/February 2018
... agencies to combat health issues such as heart disease.[ 5 ] The Ministry of Health cannot stand alone in tackling the ...
News /
BY: Shaila Jiwa, RN, BScN, MScPPH
June 2018
... LTBI to active TB disease.[ 4 ] It is estimated that about 5% to 10% of those infected with TB will develop active TB at ... can substantially reduce the likelihood of activation[ 5 ] and subsequent transmission, and is therefore a crucial ... from high TB–prevalence countries, children under 5 years of age who’ve come into contact with TB, and those ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2018
... 1 ] This proposal is especially applicable to the 1 in 5 Canadians who develops a mental illness in their lifetime.[ ... 50% of primary care patients have mental illness[ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ] and many patients have their first contact with the ... the form with the patient. A pit appointment starts with a 5-minute meeting that allows the family doctor to review the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Patricia Caddy, MD
October 2018
... a complex neurobehavioral illness recognized in the DSM-5 . Opioid use disorder is characterized not only by negative ... after undertaking Suboxone training as another barrier.[ 5 ] Other barriers frequently identified were a lack of local ... 7 , 9-11 ] a lack of time (and space) in a busy practice,[ 5 , 7-9 , 11 ] fear of misuse and diversion of the ...
Letters /
BY: James M. Wright, MD, PhD, FRCPC
March 2018
... of that trial by another European independent bulletin.[ 5 ] Prescrire’s editors are health care professionals ...