The Canadian Journal of CME
2006 Back Issues
2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012
Jan • Feb • Mar • Apr • May • Jun
• Jul • Aug • Sept • Oct • Nov • Dec
|
|
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 patientswarfarin 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. Hypoinsulinemiawhat’s the DD?
9. Vaccines with preservatives
10. Desensitizing allergies?
11. RBBB in an athlete
12. Concerned about malabsorption?
13. Antipsychotics in pregnancyare they safe?
14. Anemia in the elderly
15. Facing Jessner’s lymphocytic infiltrate
16. Handling labyrinthitis
17. Raised PTHblaming supplements?
18. Arcus senilis and lipid levels
19. Can we still use penicillin?
20. Episodic AFwhat’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 childrenrisk 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 endoscopywhat’s being missed?
20. High TIBC, low transferritinis 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 vaccinesbooster 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
|