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Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael Horkoff, MD, FRCSC
November 2014
... history of progressive dysphagia along with weight loss of 7.5 kilograms over the previous 6 months. A CT scan of the ... a total of 73 reported cases in the English literature.[ 7 ] The treatment of dysphagia as a result of cervical ... in the context of DISH is conservative or surgical.[ 7-9 ] Patients who have minimally bothersome symptoms should ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Michael A Benusic, UBC Medical Class of 2014,
June 2014
... decision that was quickly rescinded after public outcry.[ 7 ] The long-awaited federal review of the hydraulic ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Malcolm Brigden, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP,
January/February 2014
... free light chains as well as whole immunoglobulin.[ 2 , 7 ] It has also been established that an abnormal kappa to ... of free light chains do not appear in the urine.[ 1,2 , 7 ] This makes serum FLC testing ideal for detecting and ... be identified with these three noninvasive tests.[ 1,2 , 7 ] What distinguishes MGUS from frankly malignant ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Murray Trusler, MD, MBA, FCFP, FRRMS,
October 2014
... treated with warfarin in routine clinical practice.[ 7 ] The large sample size of 125 195 subjects constituted ... stroke in the warfarin arms of the multinational RCTs are 7 to 9 times higher than the rate in the North American ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ramesh Saeedi, MD, PhD,
May 2014
... associated with a more than 50% risk of heart disease.[ 7 ] Lp(a) is found in a wide range of plasma concentrations ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Christine Halpert, RN, BSN, MA,
December 2014
... which is more likely to occur if using a short needle.[ 6,7 ] Various studies have demonstrated that using a 25 mm long ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: James G. Huang, MD, PGDipSurgAnat, FRACS,
September 2014
... and could thus lead to a false-positive test result.[ 7 ] After 48 hours, the PSA level would be expected to return ... ] An initial PSA level above the age-adjusted median of 0.7 to 0.9 ng/mL in men younger than 60 predicts an increased ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Rebecca Gordon, BSc,
March 2014
... province, which is much higher than the reported rate of 7.4% for Kenya as a whole.[ 1 ] We suspect this is due to a ... child from participating. What we achieved Over the past 7 years we have achieved each of our goals, at least in part. ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Raymond Li, BSc(Pharm), MSc
November 2014
... control centres reported 6000 bupropion exposures over a 7-year period in young children. Tachycardia, irritability, ... Most patients had a history of substance abuse.[ 6,7 ] Snorting the substance, referred to as welbys , ...