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Clinical Articles / BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... clinical evidence of direct trauma to the head in the form of bruises, cephalohematoma, and skull fractures. ... in the October 2015 issue ( BCMJ  2015;57:331-335). The author corrected an error that appeared on pages 331, 332, ...
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: 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: 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: 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 ...
Letters / BY: Rupinder Brar, MD, CCFP(AM) January/February 2010
... According to  BCMJ ’s authorship and disclosure form, “all  BCMJ  authors must read and sign the ... of financial interests ( www.bcmj.org/files/BCMJ_Author_Form_2009.pdf ).  We ask the editor to confirm that ... statement and, in the print version, without the author’s full name is a dubious practice. For Dr Day to use ...
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 ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC May 2008
... for the diagnosis, it was provided by the patient in the form of a handwritten letter. In hindsight, the radiodense ... 3 ] and Ayurvedic medicines,[ 4 ] and others.[ 5 ] The author reported in a patient with mercury poisoning presented ...
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 ...
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 ...