Clinical Articles /
BY: Simon W. Rabkin, MD, FRCPC, FACC
October 2012
... been identified in both overweight and obese patients,[ 7 ] and achieving blood-pressure control is known to be more ... a low-sodium diet reduced systolic blood pressure by 22.7 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure by 9.1 mm Hg.[ 11 ] ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Monika Hudoba, MD, FRCPC
June 2012
... • Exclusion of other causes of Thrombocytopenia.[ 7 ] Laboratory diagnosis requires demonstration of ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Kukuh Noertjojo, MD,
January/February 2012
... by future studies to determine their applicability.[ 5-7 ] Outcome measures should be routinely assessed in C-LBP ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM
September 2012
... 3 of the program HPV coverage was 68.2% for grade 6 and 61.7% for grade 9. A survey of parents of grade 6 girls in the ... seizures, syncope, allergic reactions, and anaphylaxis.[ 7 ] Non-statistically significant increases of venous ... and are a well-known risk associated with these drugs.[ 7 , 8 ] Results of studies showing lack of association with ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Andrew J. Juren, MD,
May 2012
... however, smoking reduction does not show this benefit.[ 7 , 8 ] Smoking cessation is so beneficial to health that ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Sol Gregory, MD,
November 2012
... mortality related to over-resuscitation with fluids.[ 5-7 ] Complications such as acute respiratory distress ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Tasleem Rajan, MD,
January/February 2012
... the treatment of hyperkalemia in hospitalized patients.[ 7 ] They found that during the observational phase of the ... hyperkalemia was defined as serum potassium greater than 4.7 mmol/L. Data collection All cases of hyperkalemia that ... overall cost incurred per hyperkalemia case decreased to $7.80, also achieving the absolute target reduction of 10%. ...
Point Counterpoint /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
June 2012
... job could be done by others—including naturopaths.[ 7 ] Introducing alternative therapies onto the primary care ...
News /
BY: Willem R. Vroom, MD
March 2012
By Dr Eric J. Paetkau. 2011. ISBN 978-1-55017-554-7. Paperback: 223 pages. $19.95. This is an autobiographical ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nadia A. Khan, MSc, MD
October 2012
... was found for DBP in placebo-treated patients.[ 7 ] Furthermore, in a trial of lipid-lowering therapy in ... about 55 mm Hg did not increase cardiovascular mortality.[ 7 ] Hypertension and diabetes mellitus The combination of ... standard treatment group. After a mean follow-up of 4.7 years, the use of intensive BP lowering was not found to ...