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Clinical Articles / BY: Stacy L. Elliott, MD, November 2011
... reducing nNO. Ra­di­cal prostatectomy in any form (open, laparoscopic, or robotic) often results in ED ... use of papaverine plus phentolamine (bimix) or the diluted form of prostaglandin E1 (10 µg/mL), or more commonly a ... trends of practice in the ED world. Acknowledgments The author acknowledges her colleagues at the BC Centre for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, October 2011
... shown favorable res­ponses, but the lack of a parenteral form for patients refusing oral medications limits their ... in seniors experiencing delirium. Acknowledgments The author wishes to thank Dr Robert Hewko for his review of the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard A. Bebb, MD, ABIM, FRCPC November 2011
... While it is a point of some controversy, the author recommends the bio­available testosterone test as the ... (gels or patches), or oral testosterone in the form of testosterone undecanoate. All of these delivery modes ... for prostate cancer in the past.[ 4 , 5 ] It is the author’s opinion that a year or two after successful ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith M. Laycock, MB, ChB (Edin), MCFP, Dip Sport Med, March 2011
... designated under the neurology section of the assessment form is the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE). However, there are ... of a fitness to drive assessment. The view of this author is that driver assessment should be or­ganized and ... 65 years of age, the visit will initially involve some form of brief memory test (e.g., the TYM), which may be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Dance, BSc, LLB, January/February 2009
... are not easily grasped using other available tools. One author (JPL) has removed a spherical bead off the tympanic ... a right-angle hook and the child was cooperative. Another author (MR) has removed at least 10 objects using this ... ear canal. • Suction.  Otic suction might be used to form a vacuum seal if the foreign body is small, light, or ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Beever, MD June 2006
... and against a placebo. Four test sites were used: the author’s right arm, left arm, right leg, and left leg. Each ... vinegar, and large amounts of water. A more concentrated form of Spec might have been more effective. Indeed, a ... The research for this project was conducted while the author was a UBC Family Practice resident. An earlier version ...
Premise / BY: Michael F. Myers, MD, November 2006
... the last textbooks of medicine to be written by a single author. Most practising physicians are not writers. Outside ... love of medicine by consorting with children—whatever form that may take. Some unmarried physicians become big ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Diana Carter, MBBS March 2005
... rates are high for women previously diagnosed with some form of psychosis. (A full description of pharmacological and ... declared. Table. Prevalence of depression in pregnancy. Author N Patients experiencing depression (%)     At 18 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Shubhayan Sanatani, MD, FRCPC March 2002
... Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, an autosomal recessive form of long QT syndrome, was found be homozygous for mutations ascribed to the autosomal dominant form of the disease. [ 9]   The hearing loss was found to be ... intermediate; ≥4: high probability Acknowledgments The author would like to thank Drs Derek Human, John Yeung, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC May 2002
... medicine has recently been presented. [8] The most common form of allergic reaction from Chinese herbal medicine is ... the presence of an allergic reaction. Acknowledgments The author would like to thank Dr Glen Bowlsby for the patient ...