CHI-FAI NG, MBChB, FRCS(Edin), FRCSEd(Urol) — Chinese University of Hong Kong ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP(UK&Irel), FRCPCH — University of Calgary Wm. LANE M. ROBSON, MD, FRCPC, FRCP(Glasg) — Childrens’ Clinic, Calgary, Alberta
CHI-FAI NG, MBChB, FRCS(Edin), FRCSEd(Urol) — Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Most wounds are still closed with some form of needle and thread. However, advances in technology have affected all areas of medicine, even the practice of basic wound closure.
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Sixteen-year-old African American boy with progressive loss of vision in the left eye over 2 weeks. He also had pain around the left orbit with some...
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<p>Patients' descriptions of their medications can cause confusion—with potentially dangerous results.</p>
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<div id="article-content-body"><p>Measure your volume by season and day. If you know the crush is coming, you can add more staff specifically for busy Mondays or the flu...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>I use ICE at each visit to help ensure that patients are satisfied with the care they receive.</p></div>
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<p>Many patients with a viral upper respiratory tract infection still expect an antibiotic prescription when they come to the...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Remember that patients will Google you and nowadays rate you on one of the many rating sites.</p></div>
<div id="article-content-body"><p>To safely immobilize children for suturing of forehead lacerations, try the "Superman cape" technique.</p></div>
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<p>A 69-year-old man presents with a cough of 3 months' duration. He has taken a variety of over-the-counter suppressants and received a course of...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>I enjoyed Dr D. Brady Pregerson's Practical Pointer, "Heat Therapy 'On the Go'". In my experience, however, the improvised...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>My patient is a woman in her late 30s who has several episodes a month of confluent facial erythema that is very warm to the touch and highly...
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD — University of South Alabama
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD — University of South Alabama
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<p>A recent issue of the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> contained a stark statement about the contemporary management of hypertension....
<div id="article-content-body"><p>This year's influenza season is approaching fast. Although the World Health Organization officially declared an end to the 2009 H1N1 influenza...
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db8c6f3221f0.jpg" style="float:left" width="150" />I can identify with Ishmael's dismay at his...
