MDs To Be /
BY: Peter J. Nicholson,
January/February 2009
... the promise of substantial earnings at the completion of 9 or more years of training, the possibility of illness ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: D. Dance, BSc, LLB,
January/February 2009
... with Ciprodex drops. Tympanoplasty was performed 9 months after the initial injury; the middle ear was found ... already had a surgery date for another elective procedure 9 days later and had no pain or inflammation from the foreign ... on the wooden end of a cotton-tipped applicator. [ 9-13 ] This technique is recommended in cooperative patients ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Albert W. Chan, MD, FRCPC,
January/February 2009
... by vascular surgeons at major US and European centres.[ 8,9 ] Furthermore, patients with complex disease often benefit ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC,
January/February 2009
... pressure, ECG results, and cholesterol levels (mean 6.2 to 9.4 mmol/L). The only significant predictor of later MI was a ... that they would result in increased noncoronary death.[ 9 ] The importance of treating the dyslipidemic patient with ... level greater than 3.5 mmol/L (mean total cholesterol 5.9 mmol/L, LDL-C 3.4 mmol/L) and randomized them to either ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC
March 2009
... show that 8% of drivers use a cellphone while driving.[ 9 ] Drivers on cell phones will have driving ability similar ...
Obituaries /
BY: Henry Pauls, MD,
March 2009
... to Chilliwack where he had his own general practice for 9 years. He then decided to specialize in otorhinolaryngology ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
March 2009
... the new forms will be essential. • Use appropriate ICD-9 diagnosis codes —medical and payment information in the new system is based on ICD-9 diagnoses, and, therefore, entering a correct code on the ... we will provide you with a table outlining the key ICD-9 codes for the injured-worker diagnoses you are most likely ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: James K. Lai, MD, CCFP, FCFP,
April 2009
... of a pan-Canadian patient electronic health record.[ 9 ] Physician organizations, including the Canadian Medical ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC
April 2009
... of reportable invasive infections from 1998 to 2006.[ 9 ] While the bacterium remains susceptible to penicillin, ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
April 2009
... that you use these new forms. • Use appropriate ICD-9 diagnosis codes as indicated on the table that will be ... medical and payment information will be based on ICD-9 diagnoses. • Send only information that’s relevant to ...