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Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC January/February 2011
... over the last 25 years, most physicians in general practice have encountered patients with antibiotic-associated ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Kur, MD, FRCPC, ABIM April 2011
... ] there have been few attempts to examine demographics and practice issues in rheumatology.  The field of rheumatology has faced a number of changes to clinical practice in recent years, many of which stem from the marked ... about the demand for rheumatological services and the practice patterns of rheumatologists in BC.  National ...
Clinical Articles May 2011
In the average family practice many patients have disease that is either genetic or ... there are so many genetic diseases that any large enough practice will have several patients so afflicted. ... will have a patient with a mitochondrial disease in your practice. As well as remembering that presentations of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC June 2011
... and family practitioners who gave a BC address as their practice address. The response rate was 32% (1673/5199). Of ... phy­sicians’ perceptions of risk in their community of practice. When asked about their patients’ risk of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James Lee, MD, July/August 2011
... duration of action of benzodiazepines. At BCCH, it is our practice not to do this in febrile children with a seizure ... a common adverse effect of barbiturates. At BCCH it is our practice to use barbiturate doses that achieve burst ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kevin Farrell, MBChB, July/August 2011
... that may have masked these clinical features.[ 9 ]  A practice parameter recommends that a lumbar puncture (LP) be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Darcy Cox, PsyD, RPsych, ABPP, September 2011
... habitual patterns, CBT stresses the need for frequent practice and application of adaptive behaviors and thinking ... or anxiety in older adults with comorbid dementias. In practice, however, experienced therapists at some clinics are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bonnie Wiese, MD, MA, FRCPC September 2011
... information when available. Treatment The current Canadian practice guidelines for the treatment of depression in the ... the control group.[ 27 ]  The latest 2009 CANMAT national practice guidelines for the treatment of major depressive ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, October 2011
... 21 , 22 ] Haloperidol (Haldol) is recommended in clinical practice guidelines[ 6 , 23 ] mostly based on clinical ... for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) produced national practice guidelines in 2006, including one for geriatric ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Darcy Cox, PsyD, RPsych, ABPP, October 2011
... and Creutzfeld-Jacob disease. Screening tools for general practice A number of screening tools are available for ... assessment for these purposes is well supported by current practice guidelines. As the population of BC ages, physicians ... of cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults. Practice guidelines support neuropsychological testing in ...