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The Canadian Journal of Diagnosis
2005 Back-Issues
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December 2005, Volume 22, Number 12 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • Physicians in a Supporting Role Tea Tree Oil What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis Strawberry Fields and many more... Allergy Alert “Clear these unsightly eruptions!” Women’s Health Assessing the Elderly: Getting into the Seven Habits Physicians and other health professionals often confront functional presentations and obscure historic details Joint Injection: Needling Shoulder Pain After diagnosing a shoulder pathology, a corticosteroid injection may be considered as part of the treatment. BPD: Key Strategies for Primary Care How is BPD diagnosed? What causes BPD? What medications are helpful? Dr. Wiebe answers these questions and many more inside. |
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November 2005, Volume 22, Number 11 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • Role-Playing Statins Complementary Medicine Multitasking with Coenzyme Q10 What's Your Diagnosis Photo Diagnosis Inky lesion and many more... Allergy Alert Sinus Woes Women's Health Antibiotics: The Newer the Better? In the last 15 years there has been a surge in new antibiotics, but are they better? Dr. Sabuda and Dr. Conly Health promotion and disease prevention through diet place family doctors in a unique position to assist Running you through the dementia gamut are Dr. Freedman and Dr. Little. Here they explore issues ranging Recurrent Kidney Stones It is more important for family physicians to be able to adequately investigate patients with recurrent urolithiasis and to be aware of preventative and treatment strategies. Join Dr. Pierre and Dr. Beiko as they discuss the diagnostic considerations, investigations and treatment of kidney stones. |
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October 2005, Volume 22, Number 10 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • Are Estrogen Patches Safe? Complementary Medicine Echinacea: Can it Help Combat URIs? What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis Allergy Alert The Cat’s Meow The Skinny on Popular Diets Dr. Dent summarizes important points to help understand some of the pertinent aspects of obesity treatment, describes different diets and offers practical strategies for dealing with obesity until research and clinical trials provide an evidence-based algorithm. “Dealing” with Designer Street Drugs Join Dr. Thompson as she explores the Rave culture and the drugs most common within that culture. She will discuss the composition of designer street drugs, amphetamines and their effects on the body. She will also discuss why they haven’t been scheduled in Canada. Casing the Joint: Investigating Shoulder Pain Shoulder pain often renders the patient incapacitated and the source of pain can be varied. Dr. McKee examines pain derived from shoulder instability, rotator cuff tendinitis and glenohumeral arthritis. Diabetes: Case by Case Cases, cases and more cases! Dr. Rowe examines how the 2003 Canadian Diabetes Association’s evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes effects the nature of the screening and management process. |
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September 2005, Volume 22, Number 9 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • TG guidelines Complementary Medicine Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: Meditating on the Benefits What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis Major Mucosal Allergy Alert “Please, don’t freeze!” A Pain in the ED Physicians working in the ED know that pain is a key motivating symptom causing patients to seek care, yet pain is poorly managed in the ED. Find out why and learn what can be done to better manage pain in the ED. Alzheimer’s & VAD: Double Trouble Clostridium difficile: Seeing the Problem C. difficile is a growing problem in Canadian hospitals, being the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea. But what differentiates symptomatic from asymptomatic patients? How is C. difficile associated diarrhea diagnosed and treated? The Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Is Amputation an Answer? With 15% of patients with diabetes developing foot ulcers, we may need to be reminded of DFU assessment, how to check the patient’s footwear and what is included in the treatment for DFU. |
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August 2005, Volume 22, Number 8 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • Female Partners and Paps Complementary Medicine Preventing AMD Using Vitamins, Minerals and Lutein What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis “I need a dream cream!” Allergy Alert “I can’t shake this cold!” “B” Aware of B12: A New Look at an Old Vitamin Join Dr. Kenshole as she reveals why Vitamin B12 is important to vegetarians, the elderly and the costs to the healthcare system. CRC Screening: Do you have the time? Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third ranking, potentially life-threatening malignancy in men and women. Dr. Flook takes a closer look at the reasons for making CRC screening more common in primary care. Relieving the Rash: Solutions for Shingles Anyone who has had chickenpox is at risk for shingles and the varicella zoster virus vaccine may not prevent attacks of shingles. This article explores the pathogenesis, diagnosis, complications and treatment of this disease. Potty Problems: Febrile UTIs in Children Febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children are associated with significant acute morbidity, potential long-term complications and are often over-diagnosed and misdiagnosed. What method is preferred in diagnosing UTIs? Find out inside. |
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July 2005, Volume 22, Number 7 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • Allopurinol and the Elderly Complementary Medicine Poking Around: Acupuncture for OAK What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis Allergy Alert “Why am I feeling this way?” What You Need to Know: CAM & Your Family Practice An increasing number of Canadians are using complementary and alternative medicine in their health care. CAM has been defined as the interventions neither widely taught in medical schools nor generally available in hospitals. Dr. Konigsberg introduces how to incorporate CAM into your family practice. Ulnar Wrist Pain: Structures of Stability Improvements in the knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics and imaging techniques have lead to a better understanding of clinical problems, diagnosis and treatment of pain on the ulnar side of the wrist. Getting Over GERD: What Are the Options? Gastroesophageal reflux disease is the most common disorder of the esophagus. Controversy surrounds the |
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June 2005, Volume 22, Number 6 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • What’s the Immunization Duration of Chicken Pox? Complementary Medicine Back Pain Manipulation: Can It Help? What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis Allergy Alert More Than Dental Anxiety Women’s Health Annual Health Exam: Charting a Course for Prevention Dr. Greiver offers an examination of prevention—a cornerstone of family medicine. Learn how to put evidence-based prevention into practice and techniques for saving time and greater efficiency. Chronic sleep restriction or sleep deprivation is a common phenomenon of modern life. Dr. Samuels presents background information and evidence relating metabolism to sleep deprivation. Dietary Supplement: A Disturbing Trend Dietary supplements are products that contain nutrients or other food components that people use to gain something they feel is lacking in their diet. Do they work? Are they safe? Can they be trusted? |
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May 2005, Volume 22, Number 5 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • Is Pap needed after hysterectomy? Complementary Medicine Saw Palmetto Extract: An Alternative for Prostatism What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis Allergy Alert “Why is my nose always stuffed?” Women’s Health Sport-Related Concussion: When’s It Safe to Suit Up? Concussion is a common occurrence in sport. But what exactly is a concussion and how should it be managed? And when can the athlete return to the sport? In this article, we learn the answers to these and other questions. Prostate Cancer Screening: The Debate Continues Prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen remains a hotly debated issue across North America, one that, according to Dr. Siemens and Dr. Nickel, should be left to the individual physician’s discretion on a patient-to-patient basis. Here, the authors explain why. Eating Disorders: Motivating Change Eating disorders are potentially life-threatening and affect millions of people each year. Motivational interviewing, a new and effective approach, is now being used frequently for treatment-resistant patients. But how does it work? |
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April 2005, Volume 22, Number 4 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • Osteoporosis: Should Bisphosphonates Be Used? Complementary Medicine Glucosamine: An Osteoarthritis Alternative? What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis Allergy Alert “I’m swollen all over!” Women’s Health Diabetes Guidelines: The Highlights Diabetes mellitus is increasing in prevalence in Canada and around the world. The most recent Canadian Diabetes Guidelines are a call to action for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes and improved management for all people with diabetes. Caring for Challenging Patients What Strategies to Keep You Going Dr. Langley describes different types of challenging patients and offers some perspective on the best way to care for them. Huntington Disease: Targeting the Triad In Q&A format, Dr. Raymond and Dr. Goumeniouk discuss the diagnosis and treatment of Huntington disease. Depression: Is It Really Medical? According to Dr. Zitner, the label “depression” does not refer to a medical condition as we normally know medical conditions. He believes many physicians have forgotten that mental in mental illness refers to the doctor’s mind, not the patient’s. Read on for more of his point of view. |
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March 2005, Volume 22, Number 3 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • ECHO for stenosis: How Often? Complementary Medicine Probiotics: Do They Work? What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis Allergy Alert “Keep that latex away from me!” Women’s Health Genital Herpes and HPV: A Tale of Two Viruses Get the scoop on diagnosing and treating these two relatively prominent sexually transmitted conditions. 2005 Canadian Hypertension Education Program Recommendations: As hypertension continues to be a significant public health problem, the Canadian Hypertension Education Program provides its sixth annual revised recommendations for the Chronic Viral Hepatitis: Combinations and Cocktails Chronic viral hepatitis remains a significant problem in Canada. Dr. Yoshida takes a look at both Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B viruses and suggests going the way of combinations and cocktails when it comes to treatment. What’s Up in GERD? In this article, Dr. Ho and Dr. Byrne provide a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of |
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February 2005, Volume 22, Number 2 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • Antidepressants and Pregnancy Complementary Medicine Massage Therapy: A Universal Alternative What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis Allergy Alert “I can’t stand this smell!” Standard Orders for COPD Women’s Health Erectile Dysfunction & Andropause: Siblings or Distant Relatives? Follow the cases of patients Bill and Mike and learn more about two major issues in men’s health. Basic Genetics for GPs: A Crash Course The increased knowledge in clinical and molecular genetics and the development of new methods for prenatal and postnatal diagnosis has improved our ability to delineate different With more new vaccines becoming available, physicians are often approached by parents requesting information. |
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January 2005, Volume 22, Number 1 Case of the Month Case in Point Experts on Call • Hepatitis B Follow-up Complementary Medicine St. John’s Wort: An Alternative for Depression What’s Your Diagnosis? Photo Diagnosis Allergy Alert “Apples make me itchy!” Women’s Health Eating Disorders: More than Meets the Eye Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, are very prevalent in today’s society. Dr. Woodside discusses possible treatment options and puts the GP’s role into perspective. Looking Out For Interstitial Cystitis Dr. Teichman summarizes the diagnostic process for interstitial cystitis by providing tips on history-taking and describing the necessary physical, lab and office-based tests. Antifungals: What’s New? Although many common, superficial, mucocutaneous fungal infections seen in family practice can be successfully |
