Dr. Chris Stewart-Patterson
Nov 25, 2014
Can my patient safely drive on long-term daily opioid medication?
A significant number on patients on daily opioid medications may not be safe to drive a motor vehicle and that particular clinical issue can be problematic to assess within a primary care clinic visit. read more...
Dr. Anna Tinker
Nov 12, 2014
Ovarian cancer and hereditary predisposition
I refer all women diagnosed with a HGSC of the ovary, fallopian tube or the peritoneum, irrespective of age, to the Hereditary Cancer Program for genetic counseling and for BRCA mutation testing. read more...
Glynnis Tidball, MSc (Aud, SLP), RAUD
Oct 28, 2014
Tinnitus – The Essentials of Patient Care in BC
Tinnitus – the perception of sound generated in the head – is a common complaint, with about 10-15% of the general population reporting tinnitus at least once a week. read more...
Dr. Mustafa Toma and Dr. Christopher Cheung
Oct 15, 2014
Diuretic strategies in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
In patients presenting with acute decompensated heart failure and previously on oral loop diuretics at home, there is no difference between low-dose and high-dose furosemide, or bolus and continuous infusions, on the patient’s global assessment of symptoms and changes in serum creatinine at 72 hours. read more...
Dr. Alisa Lipson
Sep 30, 2014
Early diagnosis of autism
Autism rare? Not so now. The current prevalence is a staggering 1 in 68, about four times as common as type 1 diabetes, with a male to female ratio of 5:1. read more...
Dr. Nadia Zalunardo
Sep 15, 2014
What blood pressure should I target in my patients with chronic kidney disease?
The most common cause of death among individuals with chronic kidney disease is cardiovascular disease. For most people with CKD, the risk of cardiovascular death exceeds the risk of developing end stage kidney disease. read more...
Dr. Keyvan Hadad
Sep 02, 2014
Routine neonatal oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects in British Columbia: It’s time!
Congenital heart defects account for more newborn deaths than any other type of congenital defect, representing up to 40% of all deaths from congenital defects and 3–7·5% of all infant deaths. read more...
Dr. Stan Lubin
Aug 02, 2014
Meniscectomy
In the 1970’s if you had a suggestive history, physical exam, and no osteoarthritis you would probably have a complete meniscectomy. Often the knee pain persisted postoperatively. Then complete meniscectomy was shown to be associated with a significantly increased risk of osteoarthritis. read more...
Dr. Dean Elbe
Jul 01, 2014
DrugCocktails.ca resource
DrugCocktails.ca website now covers almost 200 prescription and over-the-counter medications, and 10 substance categories. It has been developed as a resource for youth and staff within Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia Branch (C&W) for Provincial Health Services Authority and its branch agencies. read more...
Dr. Pam Squire
Jun 09, 2014
Managing opioid withdrawal
Many people mistake the pain of withdrawal as their usual pain and assume their pain improved because the opioid was relieving their pain, when it was more often just relieving the pain associated with the induced withdrawal. read more...
Dr. Rosemary Basson
May 21, 2014
Minimal evidence of benefit from medications to increase sexual desire
Aside from testosterone replacement to younger men with proven testosterone deficiency, evidence of benefit from hormonal or pharmacological therapy to increase sexual desire is minimal. read more...
Dr. Tara Sedlak
Apr 14, 2014
Myocardial infarction in women without obstructive coronary artery disease
Women with myocardial infarction (MI) have a two fold higher rate of no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), defined as <50% stenosis in any epicardial coronary artery on angiogram, than men. Despite this, outcomes including death during hospitalization following an MI are higher among women (particularly women <55 years) as compared to men. read more...
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