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Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Stanger, MD, March 2016
... have originated in a nonacademic setting.[ 6 ] In December 2010, the BC Ministry of Health sponsored a symposium on ... documentation process and history taking.  The other issue found with this small cohort was the correlation ... way to determine the results of specific treatments, and may be used on its own without clinical testing. Most PROMs ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel J. Lithwick, MHA, April 2016
... screening without an ECG. Finally, potential differences may have existed within the study populations: the athletes ... (0.9%).[ 13 ] High false-positive rates have also been an issue in screening with history and physical examination. ... testing ( Table 2 ).[ 19-22 ] To assess how effective the 2010 ESC criteria are for interpreting the 12-lead ECG in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Barbara N. Morrison, BHK May 2016
... deaths in the general population age 10 to 75 from 2005 to 2010 in France, researchers found 90% of cases occurred ... have one additional cardiovascular risk factor.[ 6 ] The issue of cardiovascular pre-participation screening has been ... and elevated lipid levels.[ 12 ] Psychological stress may contribute to CVD risk by activating the sympathetic ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2016
... like to bring to the Board this year is temperance. This may help us be more efficient with our work.” . . . “To ... is not a productive use of our time and energy. The issue is that our two work models simply clash. Doctors are ... Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership was established in 2010 to recognize exemplary physician leadership and lifetime ...