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Letters / BY: Murray Trusler, MD, MBA, FCFP, FRRMS, May 2016
... after receiving an appointment for their next INR. 7.    If the INR is < 1.5 or > 4.0 (i.e., critical lab ... all within-range (1.5–4.0) INRs using the computer.[ 7 ]  The fee for a lab INR is $12.07 in BC. The cost of ... point-of-care testing test strips and software dosing is $7.00 per INR. The expected TTR in this system is > 75%, based ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel J. Lithwick, MHA, April 2016
... athletes only and without the use of a 12-lead ECG.[ 2,7 ] The different approaches stem mainly from a debate about ... athletes.[ 8 ] The incidence of SCD was found to be 0.7 per 100 000 person-years and it was determined that only ... screening for young competitive athletes since 1982,[ 7 ] and the ESC guidelines are based on the same ...
News / BY: Dirk van Niekerk, MD, FRCPC October 2016
... specificity when compared to clinician-collected samples.[ 7 ] Self–collection based screening is not intended to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Barbara N. Morrison, BHK May 2016
... involving assessment by health care professionals.[ 7,8 ] These questionnaires and protocols were developed for ... implications and are widely considered standard practice.[ 7,8,10 ] Recent advances in screening and risk stratification ... chronic medical conditions across the lifespan.[ 7,8 ] Components of screening for athletes Owing to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew Campbell, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in a 7-year-old patient by Dr Robert Gross in Boston.[ 1 ] The ... they can often be closed successfully ( Figure 2 ).[ 7 ] Patent ductus arteriosus. In the developing fetus, the ... resolved with interventional procedures as shown in Figure 7 . Aortic coarctation is an example of an obstruction that ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Michael L. Rekart, MD, DTM&H, MHSc December 2016
... dose) replaced doxycycline (100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days) as treatment of choice for chlamydia infection. [1] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael W. Luong, MD, FRCPC, March 2016
... examination that has been used for more than 60 years.[ 7 ] The use of the ETT has expanded to include testing for ... the Bruce protocol whereby patients start exercising at 1.7 miles per hour on a 10% grade. Every 3 minutes the speed ... that subjects who were able to exercise to a level beyond 7.9 METs had a significantly better cardiovascular prognosis ...
News November 2016
... physicians can recommend to families with children age 7 to 13 who are moving away from a healthy weight trajectory ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2016
... and I noticed that 3, 6, and 9 are now passé; Omega 7 found in anchovies is now the bomb. I was offered detox ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP June 2016
... quality-of-life and mood scores. They also survived 2.7 months longer than those who received usual care, despite ... Consultation Line: 1 877 711-5757 Provides toll-free 24/7 access to a palliative care physician able to offer symptom ...