This case was submitted by Dr. Ron Kellen Four months ago, I had a walk-in emergency, male patient, age 32, suffering from a “terrible toothache.” His medical questionnaire was clean except for “a bit of ...
This summary is an adaptation of the e-Therapeutics Evaluation published by the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA): Infectious Diseases: HIV Infection Investigations Clinical History Risk behaviours, social support and need for counselling Establish date of infection, ...
This case was submitted by Dr. Ron Kellen This situation occurred about 20 years ago. My office was in a plaza, on the second floor, requiring 26 steps to access it, with no elevator. At ...
This summary is based on the guidelines published by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA): Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: 6. Management of severe Alzheimer disease. The article was retrieved from the CMA Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines Database (CPGs) ...
This case was submitted by Dr. Ron Kellen Case Details Male patient, 55. Diagnosed with AIDS in 2/2013 – at which time, CD4 count was 50. Now he says his CD4 count is 200. On ...
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of the American Dental Association: Dental treatment for patients with neuropathic orofacial pain (September 2013) Clinical Case A 56-year-old woman visited a dental office ...
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Prosthodontics: Updated Clinical Considerations for Dental Implant Therapy in Irradiated Head and Neck Cancer Patients (August 2013) Context An increasing number of reports indicate ...
This summary is based on the article published in Special Care in Dentistry: The psychology of tooth wear (January/February 2013) Context Tooth wear, also referred to as tooth surface loss (TSL) or non-carious TSL, has ...