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Clinical Articles / BY: Lisa Eunyoung Lee, January/February 2016
... seen on MRI to extend over three or more spinal segments.[ 4 ] Defined as longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis ... populations, and often involves the autoantibody aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin or AQP4-IgG (also known as NMO-IgG).[ 6,7 ] This serum autoantibody targets the aquaporin-4 water channel and induces a series of biological events ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS October 2016
... surgery has proved to be more cost-effective[ 3 , 4 ] and to increase patient satisfaction.[ 3 , 5 , 6 ] This ... them to the surgeon using the smart phone app ( Figure 4 ). The patients were encouraged to ask questions and raise ... (SD 31.0) minutes and for the e-monitoring group was 51.4 (SD 15.5) minutes ( P < .05). The majority of patients in ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Jeffrey Quon, DC, MHSc, PhD, FCCSC October 2016
... for optimal management of axial spine pain,[ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] the degree of adherence across different health care ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Benjamin Millar, MD, March 2016
... the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada[ 4 ] and the Canadian College of Family Physicians.[ 5 ] ...
Editorials / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP June 2016
... present with the patient, and to feel greater compassion.[ 4 ] This openness leads to exploring which approach to the ...
Articles / BY: Derek Plausinis, MASC, MD, FRCSC December 2016
... been the surgical treatment of choice for osteoarthritis,[ 4 ] but the results can be unpredictable when the humeral ... with a resurfacing implant or a stemless implant ( Figure 4 ). These newer implants are designed to minimize bone loss ... study reports lower complication rates of 7.0% overall (4.3% in primary procedures and 19.0% in revision ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Paul Dooley, MD, MSc, FRCSC November 2016
... the two is better in terms of function and survivorship.[ 4 ] It is well understood, however, that total knee ... Institute for Health Information estimates that 1 in 4 Canadians are obese and that the rates are continuing to ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD September 2016
... called, and the medical necessity. Refer to Preamble D.4.9. Long-Term-Care Institution Visits for more information. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Stanger, MD, March 2016
... for results from two subjective tests at 3 months ( Figure 4 ) shows a statistically significant relationship. However, ... rotator cuff repair patients entered in the study ( Table 4 ). These patients were much younger than the joint ... by Harris and colleagues[ 12 ] found a discrepancy of only 4% between the surgeon-reported outcome and the ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC December 2016
... to achieve anything close to high coverage levels.[ 4 ] •    The evidence that high vaccine coverage ... to wear for 12 hours a day continuously over a 4-month period.” Consistent application of the policy in BC ...