Clinical Articles /
BY: Nupura Krishnadev, MD,
October 2008
... olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, and ziprasidone.[ 9 ] In a double-blind trial comparing clozapine with ... that approximately 50% of Canadians are overweight, and 14.9% are considered obese.[ 13 ] Data suggest that obesity ... 39 ] A 10% current prevalence rate and a 14.9% lifetime prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes in patients ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Borys Flak, MD, FRCPC,
May 2008
... optimizing sensitivity for detection of smaller polyps.[ 9 ] This technique results in an estimated effective radiation dose of 5.9 mSv, which compares with annual background radiation of 2.3 ... 26% to 27% for polyps less than 5 mm, 13% for polyps 6 to 9 mm, and 2% to 6% for polyps greater than 10 mm.[ 13 , 14 ] ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
January/February 2008
... end-of-lifwe care with their physicians, but only 9% said they had actually done that.[ 1 ] A 2001 study of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Catherine L. Weber, MD, FRCPC,
July/August 2008
... MDRD formula) in those older than 75 is questionable[ 9 ] (and in those over the age of 85 even more questionable), ... m tall (5'4"), and weighs 50 kg (110 lb) with a BMI of 18.9 would be expected to have a serum creatinine of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nabil Al Lawati, MD, MRCP,
April 2008
... failure are admitted to an intensive care unit.[ 9 - 12 ] Patients requiring ICU admission have a 1-year mortality rate as high as 46%.[ 9 , 10 , 12 ] The Figure shows the number of COPD deaths ... good, with mortality ranging between 11% and 49%.[ 9 , 28 , 29 ] A number of factors need to be considered ...
Index
December 2008
... of the newborn delivered at the threshold of viability* 9:498; Ethical considerations at the threshold of viability* 9:509 Albrecht JE: Bilateral pneumonia: Lessons learned ... (c) 8:439 Bain T: Book review: While Bullets Fly (pu) 9:518 Baker M: Good work! Could do better (c) 8:439 Baker ...
News&Notes /
BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla
July/August 2008
... Dr Jan Burg at his ranch the evening before. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., the BCMA business meeting started, with Dr Geoff ...
Premise /
BY: Benedikt Fischer, PhD,
April 2008
... order problems associated with street drug use.[ 1 , 2 , 9 , 10 ] As such, SCS represent a valuable piece in the ...
Premise /
BY: Marshall Dahl, MD, PhD, FRCPC
November 2008
... those with diabetes in the United States (A1c of 7.0% to 7.9%) and lower than at study entry. [1] The intensive ... successful ACCORD subgroup and target an A1c of 7.0% to 7.9%. The Group C population is a “grey area.” They have ... for these people to achieve an A1c target in the 7.0% to 7.9% range. For the rest of the lower-risk diabetic population ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Barbara Poole Lane, MPA
May 2008
... epidemiology The lifetime risk of breast cancer is 1 in 9 for women in BC.[ 4 ] Approximately 2700 BC women are ... of breast cancer (available on the agency’s web site)[ 9 ] include the following recommendations: • Diagnostic ...