The Canadian Journal of CME
2006 Back Issues

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January 2006


Feature 1
PSA Pitfalls

At age 80, 80% of men have some cancer in their prostate. Join Dr. Visvanathan in his case-based discussion of this prevalent disease.
Kishore Visvanathan, MD, FRCSC



Feature 2
Dyslipidemia:

Optimizing Outcomes What are the principles of dyslipidemia therapy? Dr. Semchuk offers five points for dealing with this condition.
William Semchuk, MSc, PharmD, FCSHP


Feature 3
Waging Warfarin against ASA

What’s the best anticoagulation strategy for AF patients—warfarin or ASA? Dr. Basi and Dr. Stewart talk us through this debate in their in-depth article.
Raviqubal S. Basi, MD, FRCPC and Kris B. Stewart, BSc, Pharm MD


Bug of the Month
Philip Dawe, BEng and John M. Embil, MD, FRCPC

I’ve Got You Under My Skin: Exposing Creeping Eruption



Doc Talk

An interview with Dr. Judy Chow


Case In…
Matthew Smith, BSc; Sam Campbell, MB BCh, CCFP(EM); and Jason Williams, MD, FRCSC

Cold Injuries: Troy’s Right Foot


Photo Clinic
Benjamin Barankin, MD

“My neck looks dirty!”


Consultant’s Corner

1. Condyloma concerns
2. Antibiotics affecting IM MPA?
3. Patients with peanut allergies
4. Managing severe neutropenia
5. Celecoxib safety
6. Asking about eczema
7. PAR-Q clarification
8. Hypoinsulinemia—what’s the DD?
9. Vaccines with preservatives
10. Desensitizing allergies?
11. RBBB in an athlete
12. Concerned about malabsorption?
13. Antipsychotics in pregnancy—are they safe?
14. Anemia in the elderly
15. Facing Jessner’s lymphocytic infiltrate
16. Handling labyrinthitis
17. Raised PTH—blaming supplements?
18. Arcus senilis and lipid levels
19. Can we still use penicillin?
20. Episodic AF—what’s the Tx?


Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

It’s Not Hip to Limp


Quick Queries
Haji I. Chalchal, MBBS, ABIM

Breast Cancer: Preventing a Relapse


DermCase

Top 20 Editor’s Picks!

1. “What are these speckled spots?”
2. A Noteworthy Nodule
3. “Is it diabetes?”
4. “Doc, stop these spreading spots!”
5. “Heal my hand!”
6. “Doc, what’s on my back?”
7. Tattoo Trouble!
8. “My hair’s falling out!”
9. “What’s on my feet?”
10. A Case of Cold Feet
11. A Papule Problem
12. An Anal Issue
13. “Doc, my eyelid hurts!”
14. Nailing the Problem
15. “Why am I so spotty?”
16. Armpit Woes
17. A Mediterranean Matter
18. “It’s spreading!”
19. Turned Down for Botulinum
20. Swimming and Stinging



Workshop
H. Hatem Kubba, MD, MBChB, LMCC, FRCS(UK), DFFP, DPD

Primary Hemachromatosis: Pumping Iron



February 2006


Feature 1
Tinnitus:
Common Complaint, Practical Approach

David P. Morris, BSc, MB BS, FRCS(ORL-HNS)


Feature 2
Neuropathic Pain:
An Option Overview

David Dupere, MD, FRCPC


Feature 3
Skin Flicks

Stacey Northgrave, MD, MSc, FRCPC


Feature 4
Identifying Inflammatory Arthritis

Trudy Taylor, MD, FRCPC and John G. Hanly, MD, MRCPI, FRCPC


Editorial
Douglas Sinclair, MD, CCFP(EM), FRCPC


Bug of the Month
Ahn P. Nguyen, MPH, MDI and John M. Embil, MD, FRCPC

The Lumps of Mumps


Doc Talk

An interview with Dr. Laurie Pereles


Case In…
Andrew McIvor, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)

COPD: Helping Helen Breathe


Photo Clinic
Sameen Ahmed, BSc; Mike Kalisiak, MD, BSc; and Maxwell B. Rogers, MD, FRCPC

In A Pinch


Consultant’s Corner

1. What’s scleral tonometry?
2. Cyst assistance
3. Conservative management for spondylolisthesis?
4. An appointment with BPD
5. Sutures and scars
6. Reflux esophagitis signs
7. Working up eosinophilia
8. What to do with plantar warts
9. Be forewarned about fruit
10. Ezetimibe for dyslipidemia?
11. Parents against vaccinating
12. Antidepressants and children—risk of suicide?
13. Incubating malaria
14. Non-specific findings on ECG
15. Celecoxib safety
16. Flying with ASA
17. Ménière’s management
18. Medicating anger
19. Camera endoscopy—what’s being missed?
20. High TIBC, low transferritin—is this significant?
21. Sever’s disease update
22. Topical steroids for eczema?
23. Hyperthyroid testing for expecting mothers
24. Addicted to sleep meds


Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

The Nerve to Masquerade


Update
Richard W. Norman, MD, FRCSC

Medical Measures for BPH


Quick Queries
Sabe De, MD, FRCPC and Lawrence Michael Title, MD, FRCPC

COX-2 Inhibitors: Are They All Dangerous?


DermCase

1. Itchy Soles
2. “It spread to my groin!”
3. “What happened to my hands?”
4. Scaly Skin Situation
5. Peanut Problems



Workshop
Robert Strang, MD, FMHSc, FRCPC and David Haase, MB BS, MD, FRCPC

Syphilis: A Re-emerging Disease



March 2006


Feature 1
Alzheimer’s Disease:
Getting to it sooner

Anne Sclater, MD, FRCPC, FACP


Feature 2
ABRS:
Complaisantly Common

Boyd Lee, MD, FRCSC


Feature 3
Grab the chance & Cushion the Fall:
Preventing Sports Injuries

Ean Parsons, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sports Medicine


Editorial
Ford Bursey, MD, FRCPC, FACP


Bug of the Month
Jason A. McVicar, BSc and John M. Embil, MD, FRCPC

H. Influenza: What’s the Hubbub About?


Doc Talk

An interview with Dr. Catherine McKenna


Case In…
Jeffrey H. Ennis, MSW, MD, FRCPC

Opioids: Helping Richard Withdraw


Consultant’s Corner

1. How do you recognize diastolic congestive heart failure?
2. Rheumatic drugs and pregnancy
3. Understanding thrombocytopenia
4. The lowdown on C-sections
5. Can children use antidepressants?
6. A need for antibiotics?
7. Treating CAP
8. Colonoscopy screening: what tests should be run?
9. Checking the hearing of an infant
10. Is a TTG test useful in the diagnosis of CD?
11. NSAID safety
12. Can PDT treat macular degeneration?
13. Understanding low serum ferritin levels
14. Treating Type 2 diabetes
15. Treatment of persistent psoriasis
16. “Screening” exercise test and IHD
17. The protocol for treating warts
18. Blood in baby’s stool
19. Management of schizophrenia
20. Pregnancy and yeast infection-what to do?
21. Getting the facts about macular degeneration
22. Childhood febrile illness and teething
23. Managing tonsilloliths
24. Banana allergy



Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

Exercising for Two


Update
TK Lee, MB, BS, FRCPC, FRCP (UK)

Dyslipidemia: Present and Future...


Quick Queries
Togas Tulandi, MD, MHCM and Nadia Kabli, MD

The ABC’s of AUB


DermCase

1. “What’s on my neck?”
2. “What’s on my baby’s head?”
3. “What happened to my back?”
4. “What are these bumps?”
5. “My baby is yellow!”



Workshop
George A. Fox, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCCP

The Multiple Facets of CAP


April 2006


Feature 1
ED Drugs:
Seeing Clearly the Cardiac & Visual Risks of PDE-5 Inhibitors
Stephen Holzapfel, MD, CCFP, FCFP


Feature 2
Solo or Duet?:
ACEs and ARBs & Diabetes

Phil McFarlane, MD, FRCPC


Feature 3
HPV, Warts and All...

Philip Dawe, BEng and John Embil, MD, FRCPC


Editorial
Ivan Silver, MD, MEd, FRCPC


Bug of the Month
Ahn P. Nguyen, MPH, MD and John M. Embil, MD, FRCPC

Measles: Are You Vaccinated?


Doc Talk

An interview with Dr. Stephen Glenn Miller


Case In…
Lori Albert, MD, FRCPC

Swollen & Painful Joints: Diagnosing Paul’s Pain


Photo Clinic
Wai P. Ng, MD, PhD, FRCSC

What a pain in the neck!


Consultant’s Corner

1. Causes of sudden cardiac arrest
2. Seeds & nuts and diverticulitis
3. Referring elderly patients to a dermatologist
4. PPIs and vitamin B12
5. About AMD
6. Glucosamine use for OA
7. The investigation of Long QT
8. Ear wax removal
9. Oral inotropes
10. Common causes of increased ferritin levels
11. Management of acute keratosis
12. Kiwi allergy
13. Does physiotherapy help with CTS?
14. Bullous myringitis
15. Signs and symptoms of pernicious anemia
16. About pseudogout
17. Lowering LDL-C in diabetic patients
18. Recommendations for INH prophylaxis
19. Barber shop razors and hepatitis
20. Lithium & hypothyroidism
21. Pregnancy and peanut avoidance
22. Breast milk & HTLV-1 transmission
23. Parental anaphylaxis
24. Colon cancer screening in the elderly


Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

Pain in the Butt(ocks)


Update
Allan Gordon, MD, FRCPC

It Hurts Down There: Managing CPRP


Quick Queries
Jonathan P. Gladstone, MD, FRCPC

CHD: More than Just a Headache


DermCase

1. “My baby has blue spots on his bum!”
2. “Why is my hair discoloured?”
3. “What is this bump?”
4. “What are these blisters?”
5. “My baby has red patches on her nape!”



Workshop
John J. Murnaghan, MD, MSc, MA, FRCSC

A New Knee or Hip: More than Just a Referral

May 2006

Feature 1
All that Wheezes is Not Asthma:
Chronic Cough in Children

Martha L. McKinney, MD, MPH, FRCPC


Feature 2
Otoscopy:
What to Do? How to Do It?

Don MacNaughton, BSc, MD, FRCSC


Editorial
Lewis Tomalty


Bug of the Month
Anh P. Nguyen, MPH, MD and John M. Embil, MD, FRCPC

Pondering Parvovirus B19


Doc Talk

An interview with Dr. Katherine JM Abel


Case In
Gary Burggraf, MD

Noninvasive Screening: Vittoria’s Fear of CAD


Photo Clinic
Hayder H. Kubba, MD, MBchB, LMCC, FRCS (UK), DFFP, DPD

“Doc...why is my skin still red?”


Consultant’s Corner

1. Provoking an embolic event
2. Antidepressants & seizures
3. Eradicating S. aureus
4. Statin medications
5. The treatment of corneal erosions
6. Differences between dysthymia and
major depressive disorders
7. An abnormal menstrual cycle
8. Recommendations for perimenopausal women
9. The use of biologic agents in the treatment of RA
10. Testing for cardiovascular risk
11. Constipation in children
12. Treatment options for people with chronic pain
13. Diagnosing PMR
14. The workup for an elevated hemoglobin
15. Using a wick in severe otitis externa
16. Insulin therapy in patients with Type 2 diabetes
17. Hyperthyroid and hypothyroid screening
18. About herpetic whitlow
19. When should thyroid supplements be given?
20. Prevention of chronic sinusitis
21. Warfarin use in patients with thrombocytopenia
22. Inconclusive hepatitis C blood work
23. The value of screening tonometry


Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

Beware of Your Achilles Heel


Update
Mark G. Swain, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Viral Hepatitis: What Should I Know?


Quick Queries
James B. Nasmith, MD, FRCPC, FACC

LDL-C Limbo: How Low Will You Go?


DermCase

1. Not a plain eczema!
2. “What’s on my baby’s back?”
3. “Why do my thumb nails have ridges
on them?”
4. A case of cold feet
5. “What is this spot?”



Workshop
Julie Tessier, MD, FRCSC

Pelvic Prolapse: Pessaries & More


Food Allergies: A GP’s Guide
Christopher Justinich, MD, FRCPC



June 2006

Feature 1
Herpes, Syphilis & More:
Keeping Up to Date
Mary Gordon, MD, FRCPC


Feature 2
The Next Generation in Contraceptives:
How Do They Fare?

Laura Bayne, MD, CCFP and Amanda Black, MD, FRCSC


Feature 3
A Primer for Family Physicians:
Endometrial Biopsy and LNG- IUS Insertion

Cathy Caron, BSc, MD, MSc, FCFP


Feature 4
Libido in Limbo:
Sexuality & the Mature Woman

Nathalie D. Gamache, MD, MSc, FRCPSC


Editorial
Richard Handfield-Jones, MD, CCFP, FCFP


Doc Talk

An interview with Dr. Bruno Tremblay


Case In
Anna Byszewski, MD, MEd, FRCPC and William B. Dalziel, MD, FRCPC

Drugs in the Elderly: Helping Laura


Photo Clinic
John T. Huang, MD, FRCSC and Peter T. Huang, MD, FRCSC

“Doc...what’s wrong with my eyes?”


Consultant’s Corner

1. CRP use in risk analysis of coronary artery disease
2. Injecting the trochanteric region with cortisone
3. Treatment of a low ferritin level
4. The use of parenteral iron
5. New vaccines in Canada
6. A copper taste in the back of the throat
7. Treating tinea versicolor
8. The avoidance of certain foods in children
9. Treating eczema
10. Immunizing children with egg allergies
11. Inoculating children with the flu shot
12. Is brain worm harmful to people?
13. The use of the RDW value
14. What is the treatment for thalassemia?



Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

The Groaning Groin


Update
Yoni Freedhoff, MD, CCFP, Dip. ABBM

Know What’s on Your Patients’ Plates: Reviewing Fad Diets


Quick Queries
Simone Fahim, MD, FRCPC

Acne: A Lifelong Problem


DermCase

1. “What’s wrong with my feet?”
2. “Doc...what is this spot?”
3. “My toenail looks funny!”
4. A foot problem
5. “What’s this rash?”


July 2006

Feature 1
SVT: Returning to a Regular Rhythm
Peter Leong-Sit, MD, FRCPC and Andrew D. Krahn, MD, FRCPC, FACC


Feature 2
Pain Medication/Sexual Frustration

Lisa-Ann McKeough, MD, BSc; and Stan Van Uum, MD, PhD


Editorial
Jatinder Takhar, MD, FRCPC


Bug of the Month
Edward Tam, MD; and John M. Embil, MD, FRCPC

CA-MRSA: A New Threat!


Consultant’s Corner

1. The colour of nasal discharge
2. H. pylori screening
3. What is the best malaria drug?
4. Risk profiles of celecoxib and rofecoxib
5. Decreasing the size of thyroid nodules
6. Diagnosing CAN
7. Breast milk allergy
8. The role of infliximab for UC
9. What is the relationship between food and eczema?
10. Management of aortic stenosis
11. The use of ASA and warfarin in cardiac patients
12. Is skin testing useful for skin allergies?
13. How do patients with shingles become non-infective?
14. Getting rid of shiners
15. About new basal long-acting insulin analogues
16. Treating PCOS with metformin
17. About plantar warts and plantar clavus



Doc Talk
An interview with Dr. Joseph Ming-Chee Lam


Photo Clinic
R.C. Lacroix, BSc; M.S. Kalisiak, MD, BSc; and J.Y. Liao, MBBS, FRCPC

An Unwanted Souvenir


Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

“The Wrist of the Story”


Update
Joel W. Lamoure, BScPhm, FASCP; and Lisa Smith, BSc

Methamphetamines: Madness to Method


Quick Queries
Leanna Rutherford, MD

ADHD: Not Just for Kids


DermCase

1. “There’s something on my eyelid!”
2. “What are these streaks?”
3. “What’s wrong with my knees and elbows?”
4. “What are these red spots on my cheeks?”
5. “Doc... please help my hands!”
6. A Case of White Spots


Workshop
Moira Stewart, PhD

Online Learning: A New Option for Family Physicians?



August 2006

Feature 1
Chronic Urticaria:
Soothing the Itch
Amin S. Kanani, MD, FRCPC


Feature 2
Loss of Testosterone:
Is Andropause Inevitable?
Jerald Bain, BScPhm, MD, MSc, FRCPC, CertEndo, BA


Feature 3
Chiropractic Spinal Manipulative Therapy:
International Guidelines Reviewed

David H. Olson, DC; and Paul B. Bishop, DC, MD, PhD


Editorial
Luke Ferdinands


Doc Talk
An interview with Dr. Joel L. Kailia


Case In...
Yazdan Mirzanejad, MD, FRCPC, FACP

Ten Steps to Helping Davie’s Diabetic Foot


Photo Clinic
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC

“Help me with these spots!”


Consultant’s Corner

1. Constipation in children
2. Vaccines against cervical cancer
3. Pneumococcal vaccines—booster or not?
4. Does an allergic reaction causing hives warrant an EpiPen®?
5. Corneal abrasions
6. Diagnosing menopause in a patient on an OC
7. Are triglycerides a risk factor for IHD?
8. Fifth disease recommendations for pregnant teachers
9. Treating eczema on a five-year-old
10. Which p.o. iron is better tolerated?
11. Lipid control in patients who cannot tolerate statin therapy
12. Treatment of molluscum contagiosum
13. Solutions to joint problems caused by aging
14. Probing blocked tear ducts
15. Is HbA1c a screening tool for diabetes?
16. Treating children with H. pylori
17. Treating thrombosis of the IJV



Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

A Blow to the Big Toe


Update
Brian T. Kunimoto, MD, FRCPC

New Growth in Dermatology


DermCase

1. A Wrinkle Problem
2. A Wheally Itchy Rash
3. A Curvy Rash
4. A Scaly Wrist
5. A Stubborn Spot
6. A Lacy Red Rash
7. “What’s wrong with my baby’s skin?”
8. “My skin is weeping!”
9. “Doc... is this spot dangerous?”



Workshop
J. Mark FitzGerald, MB, MD, FACCP, FRCPC, FRCPI

The Seven Minute Asthma Consult


September 2006

Feature 1
The Derm Insider:
Continuing Skin Education
Jaggi Rao, MD, FRCPC; and Logan Mills


Feature 2
Anemias in the Elderly

A. Robert Turner, MD, FRCPC; and Emily H. Turner, BSc (Hons)


Feature 3
Fibromyalgia:
Where to Begin?

Peter Chiu, MD, FRCPC


Editorial
Chris de Gara MB, MS (Lond), FRCS (Ed, Eng & C), FACS


Bug of the Month
Robin Ducas, BSc; and John M. Embil, MD, FRCPC

The Big Blue Bacillus: Listeria Monocytogenes


Doc Talk

An interview with Dr. Roshan Dheda



Case In...
Arnold Voth, MD, LMCC, FRCP(C), FACP

Helping Shelley: Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy



Photo Clinic
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC

“Doc... what are these spots?”


Consultant’s Corner

1. Diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis
2. Colonoscopy miss rates
3. Monitoring thyroid patients
4. Are ARBs contraindicated in patients with angioedema?
5. Eye malignancies
6. Hemorrhoid management
7. The failure rate of the morning-after pill
8. Diagnosing polymyalgia rheumatica
9. Elevated CRP & CHD
10. OC pills and the morning-after pill
11. Fever in an infant
12. Receiving a second dose of the MMR vaccine
13. Smoking and fibromyalgia
14. Chronic nose bleeds
15. Treatment of cutaneous larva migrans
16. Non-retractile foreskin in children
17. Anemia in the elderly
18. The relationship between food and eczema


Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

Stretching the Truth


DermCase

1. “What’s this on my thigh?”
2. Spreading Patches
3. “Doc... what’s causing this lesion?”
4. A Scaly Patch
5. “My legs are plastered!”
6. A White Patch on the Cheeks
7. A Rash on the Arms
8. A Stubborn Lesion
9. “What are these lesions?”



Workshop
Stephanie Smith, MD, FRCPC; and Dennis Kunimoto, MD, FRCPC

The Truth About UTIs and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria



October 2006

Feature 1
Not Just a Simple Treatment:
Understanding BPD
Aubrey Levin, MB, CHB, MD, DPM, MRC (Psych)


Feature 2
Reining in Neuropathic Pain

Lara J. Cooke. MD, MSc, FRCPC; and Cory Toth MD, FRCPC


Editorial
Jocelyn Lockyer, PhD


Bug of the Month
Suzanne Ronald, BSc; and John M. Embil, MD, FRCPC

Enterobius Vermicularis: Pinning Down the Problem


Doc Talk

An interview with Dr. Craig Bergstrom


Case In...
Raj Bhardwaj, MD, CCFP

Tara's Turmoil: Tattooing Issues


Photo Clinic
Rose Yeung, BSc; Mike Kalisiak, MD, BSc; and Jaggi Rao, MD, FRCPC

Sleeping With the Enemy


Consultant’s Corner

1. What is the difference between psoriasis and eczema?
2. What does a baby’s cry mean?
3. Treating chronic otitis media with purulent discharge
4. Screening for ovarian cancer
5. Is fibromyalgia a manifestation of neuropathic pain?
6. Advice on sunscreen
7. Statin use in the elderly
8. When is TIPS indicated?
9. Exercises for tennis elbow
10. Does tenofovir cause renal toxicity?
11. The cause and cure of RA
12. Malaria in Canadian travellers
13. The reliability of skin testing
14. The use of vaginal estrogen
15. How do I diagnose a patient that is complaining of dizziness?
16. Virtual colonoscopy in Canada
17. Monitoring platelet counts
18. Treating social anxiety in teens
19. About enuresis
20. Thalassemia treatment



Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

Wipeout: Shouldering On


Quick Queries
Mat Rose, MD

Prescription Medication Abuse: Assessing the Risk


DermCase

1. “What’s this on my thigh?”
2. Spreading Patches
3. “Doc... what’s causing this lesion?”
4. A Scaly Patch
5. “My legs are plastered!”
6. A White Patch on the Cheeks
7. A Rash on the Arms
8. A Stubborn Lesion
9. “What are these lesions?”



Workshop
Gene d’Archangelo, MD

Skin Ulcers: Being Prepared




November 2006

Feature 1
Hot Topics in Infectious Diseases
John. M. Embil. MD, FRCPC


Feature 2
Vaccines:
A Shot Worth Taking
Barbara Law, MD, FRCPC


Feature 3
Taking Control of C. difficile

Lara J. Cooke. MD, MSc, FRCPC; and Cory Toth MD, FRCPC


Feature 4
Bioterrorism: A Small Risk with Huge Potential

Ethan Rubinstein, MD, LL.B


Editorial
Dr. Giselle Bourgeois-Law, MD, FRCSC


Bug of the Month
Edward Tam, MD; and John M. Embil, MD, FRCPC

Botulism: What's All the Fuss About?


Doc Talk

An interview with Dr. Aly Abdulla


Case In...
Pierre J. Plourde, MD, FRCPC

Bringing Home Unwelcome Guests:
Skin Lesions Aquired While Travelling



Photo Clinic
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC

What's On My Back?


Consultant’s Corner

1. Treating H. pylori infections
2. Oral contraceptions and the risk of breast cancer
3. Initiating amitriptyline
4. Severe back pain
5. When to order immunofixation with serum protein
6. Patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism
7. Treatment for herpes zoster
8. OC concerns
9. SSRIs and breast feeding
10. Asthma and kids
11. How serious is hay fever?
12. Pain in the lactating breast
13. ENT concerns for children with Down syndrome
14. When triglyceride levels do not respond to statins
15. The lifetime risk of developing TB
16. Treatment for pityriasis rosea
17. Measuring obesity in children
18. Children with milk allergies
19. Abdominal aortic aneurisms

Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

"
Who has time for pain?"


Quick Queries
Taz Stuart, MSc, P. Biol

Mosquitoes and You:
What’s All the Buzz About



DermCase

1. A Mystery Mole
2. Sausage-Shaped Fingers
3. A Growing Red Papule
4. “What’s this on my arm?”
5. A Patchy Tongue
6. Bumps On The Forehead
7. A Scaly Situation
8. “What are these spots?”
9. A Shape-Changing Rash
10. Lips with Lesions
11. Scaly Lesions on the Knees”



Workshop
Lindsay E. Nicolle, MD, FRCPC

Protecting Ourselves From Respiratory Infections



December 2006

Feature 1
A Stomach Turning Condition
Dr. Sulaiman Bharwani, MD, FAAP, FACG


Feature 2
Osteoporosis in Men:
A Silent Thief
Terri L. Paul, MD, FRCPC Cert. Endo


Editorial
Greg Peachey, MD, FRCSC


Bug of the Month
Maxym Choptiany, LLB; Lyle Wiebe, CPHIC;Bill Limerick, CPHIC; and John M. Embil, MD, FRCPC

Bewildered by Blastomycosis


Doc Talk

An interview with Dr. Janet Chiu


Case In...
Theodore E. Warkentin, MD, FRCPC

Peter's Painful Leg:
HIT and Arterial Thrombosis



Photo Clinic
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC

“What’s this white stuff?”


Consultant’s Corner

1. Treating Crohn’s
2. Chlamydia testing
3. Using cartoid Dopplers
4. Guidelines for methadone use
5. OCs and low B12/folate
6. What is human macroprolactin?
7. Contracting typhoid fever
8. Excessive perspiration
9. Steroid injections for bicipital tendonitis
10. The use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccinations
11. When to consider allergy shots
12. Low-dose estrogen risks
13. Differences in lactose and gluten intolerance
14. When to repair a rectocele
15. Diagnosing white-coat hypertension
16. Determining the contagiousness of mono
17. Is there any effective skin rejuvenation?
18. The latest information on SIDS
19. Maintenance of g-tubes
20. Early onset of polymyalgia rheumatica



Time Out
Howard A. Winston, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med. (CASM)

Giving Way to OA


Quick Queries
Sharon E. Card, MD, MSc, FRCPC

The Highs and Lows of Ferritin

DermCase

1. Protruding Ears
2. Velvety Patches
3. An Orange-Stained Diaper
4. A Painless Lump
5. Pesky Pustules
6. Pigment Problems
7. Purplish-Blue Patches
8. Sun-Sensitive Skin
9. Pearly Papules


Workshop
Susan Wasserman, MD, FRCPC; and Noranda Nyholt, BHSc

The Spectrum of Food Allergy