Clinical Articles /
BY: Jon Slater, MD, FRCPC, MBA,
January/February 2014
... found some surgeons lacked insight about their abilities.[ 5 ] In Canada, reports from the Goudge inquiry[ 6 ] into ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Malcolm Brigden, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP,
January/February 2014
... is found in approximately 3% to 4% of those over age 50, 5% over age 65, and almost 10% of those 85 or older.[ 1-4 ] ... is detected and detection is by immunofixation alone.[ 5 ] When monoclonal protein is found, what investigations ... Kyle also confirmed that the presence of more than 5% plasma cells in a bone marrow aspiration biopsy sample was ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Karen Rideout, PhD,
January/February 2014
... early childhood periods impact health throughout life[ 4,5 ] and into future generations.[ 4,6 ] Children experiencing ... but the impacts on health and life course are real.[ 5 , 12 , 13 ] Though its causes extend beyond the scope of ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: A. Maria Chung, MDCM
January/February 2014
... A call for a coordinated dementia strategy in BC.”[ 5 ] The paper called for BC to develop a multifocal, ...
Letters /
BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM
January/February 2014
... during initiation, titration, and tapering of doses,[ 5 ] and now titration will be more difficult with the ...
News&Notes /
BY: Michal Smialowski, MD,
January/February 2014
... lady showed up at the house with ruptured membranes and 5 cm dilation, and proceeded to deliver a baby girl in the ... in that case, I was very grateful that I had brought a 3.5 ETT and a neonatal-sized BVM and mask. It is amazing how ...
Shared Care Committee /
BY: Gary Mazowita, MD,
January/February 2014
... in the VCH region, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (see sidebar for fee code information). Family ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Kostas Ioannou, MD, FRCPC,
March 2014
... recording was made on a 38-kg device[ 5 ] that was strapped on like a backpack ( Figure ). From a ... ultimately refined the device, reducing it to a size of 19.5 × 9.8 × 4.6 cm and a weight of 1 kg. Realizing the ... atrial fibrillation in patients with stroke in 1.0% to 5.4% of cases.[ 7 ] The role of treatment of ventricular ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Daljeet Mahal, MSc,
March 2014
... them to stay connected for better health and wellness.[ 5 ] —Daljeet Mahal, MSc —Mia van der Kop, MSc —Melanie ...
Letters /
BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC
March 2014
... phenazone (150 mg), along with vitamins B1 (10 mg), B6 (2.5 mg), and B12 (25 mcg). Phenazone has the known side effect ...