This diagnostic test rapidly identifies those patients with postpartum hemorrhage who will require a laparotomy. Even when results are positive, life-threatening hemorrhage is arrested and time is also allowed to correct any consumptive coagulopathy.
One year after the cancelation of the estrogen-progestin arm of the WHI, 3 more reports have emerged from this landmark study. Leon Speroff, MD, and Sarah L. Berga, MD provide their analysis.
Insulin resistance increases with increasing body weight and is most prevalent in Mexican-Americans.
Fetal growth acceleration is identifiable by ultrasound at about 24 weeks. Normal parameters of glucose control during the first trimester and throughout pregnancy do not seem to be related to the growth potential of the LGA fetus of a diabetic mother.
When analyzed using 3-dimensional methods, virtual colonoscopy achieves comparable accuracy in screening asymptomatic adults for colonic polyps as optical colonoscopy.
African-American women with endometrial cancer are significantly less likely to undergo primary surgery and have significantly shorter survival than white women with endometrial cancer.
