OB/GYN Clinical Alert – August 1, 2010
August 1, 2010
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Contraceptive Use and Unintended Pregnancy
National estimates of contraceptive use and method choice from the most recent 2006-2008 cycle of the National Surveys of Family Growth (NSFG) were compared to earlier estimates based on the 1982, 1995, and 2002 surveys. -
Rescue Course of Antenatal Corticosteroids
In 1972, liggins and howie demonstrated that antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) stimulated the production of surfactant in premature human fetuses. -
BRCAness Correlates with Chemotherapy Responsiveness and Clinical Outcome in Ovarian Cancer
The primary purpose of this study was to develop a gene expression profile of BRCA dysfunction ("BRCAness"), which could be used to discriminate sporadic ovarian cancer patients with or without dysfunction to the homologous repair pathway and correlate whether this profile would describe sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy and pharmacological inhibition of poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP). -
Contraceptive Care Made Easy
The U.S. medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive Use is a newly available, free, evidence-based resource for clinicians. This resource provides guidance to aid contraceptive decision-making for women (and men) with comorbidities. -
Special Feature: Don't Let the Abdominal Wall Stand Between You and the Diagnosis
Yes, we've all heard this tongue-in-cheek summary of why surgery is used to determine what is wrong with a patient. Supposedly, an operation gets to the patient's underlying problem. The message is not subtle. -
Pharmacology Watch: Aggressive Modification of Cardiovascular Risk Factors
In this issue: Aggressive approach to CVD reduces MI, folic acid and vitamin B12 for CAD, corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of COPD, prescription drug abuse among young adults, and ARBs and cancer risk. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement