Intrapartum US first was about measuring station and evaluating position. Today it is much more.
Point‐of‐care ultrasound in labor: measuring angles and distances, and beyond - Dall'Asta - Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/cVrnF2VTIg
FIGO, in collaboration with the Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) and the Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians in Tanzania (AGOTA), has launched a new initiative to tackle one of the most persistent threats to maternal health in both countries: anemia in pregnancy.
The Pathways to Policy and Implementation for FCM (PIP:FCM) initiative will work to introduce and scale up use of intravenous (IV) iron in national health systems, helping to reduce maternal and newborn complications linked to iron deficiency anemia.
Read more: https://t.co/TdEvoCsvXr
AJOG Presents: Early risk assessment and aspirin prophylaxis did not reduce preterm preeclampsia in Sweden: a population-based study https://t.co/Tjbx2SSOHJ
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 - for the first time since records began in 1982.
This is what happens when a country commits to HPV vaccination and screening. We protect our girls and save lives.
According to Robinson et al., a decision-analytic model of 45,800 patients with preeclampsia with severe features estimated that a 12-hour postpartum magnesium sulfate regimen would result in 656 fewer cases of magnesium toxicity, but also 86 more cases of eclampsia and 0.37 additional deaths annually compared with the 24-hour regimen.
Read the full article here: https://t.co/QJ5Z1Hg0js
#postpartum #preeclampsia #eclampsia #magtoxicity #mfm #prenatalcare #maternalfetalmedicine
The Blindsight device from Neuralink will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see.
Provided the visual cortex is intact, it will even enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time.
To set expectations correctly, the vision will be at first be low resolution, like Atari graphics, but eventually it has the potential be better than natural vision and enable you to see in infrared, ultraviolet or even radar wavelengths, like Geordi La Forge.
Much appreciated, @US_FDA!
Having benefited from excellent mentors over the course of her career, a physician concludes that a true mentor is someone who has more imagination about you than you have about yourself. Read the full Perspective: https://t.co/V060Rg2FOk
Management of a pure uterine corpus rhabdomyosarcoma in a postmenopausal patient: A rare case report and review of the literature - Lugata - 2024 - Clinical Case Reports - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/OrdlUw5RPv
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Gestational macromastia complicating pregnancy: A case report of unusual bilateral giant breasts in a patient who had no such problem in her previous pregnancies - Lugata - 2024 - Clinical Case Reports - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/vrXfdBsZ1Z
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Although non‐traumatic SDHs are rare during and immediately following pregnancy, management of these cases should be carried out by a multidisciplinary team, including obs gyn, peds, 🧠surgeons, and anesthesiologists.
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🧵regarding the technique of 2-handed knot tying:
This one is for students and 1st-year residents. 2-handed tying is becoming a lost art in surgery, but I believe it is important to learn.
We'll start here with just the basic steps. More advanced concepts will come later.
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