no herbs/plants are safer+more effective than MISOPROSTOL
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A 19-year-old patient presents your ER with vomiting. They tell you that they ingested Rue (Ruta graveolens) to induce an abortion because they did not have access to any safe/legal options.
A brief thread on ☠️Rue toxicity☠️ and its management🧵:
Population-level data from Scotland published in Nature Medicine yesterday confirmed that the stillbirth and perinatal mortality were increased in women who had SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy.
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Metformin for gestational diabetes study: metformin vs insulin in gestational diabetes: glycemic control and obstetrical and perinatal outcomes: randomized prospective trial https://t.co/By98c909Aw
“There isn’t enough data” is no longer an acceptable response. Maternal #COVID19 can clearly devastates families. 100% of patients say, “I didn’t think it would happen to me.”
Do everything you can to protect your #pregnancy & baby by getting vaccinated + boosted ASAP 💪🏼
A hill I am willing to die on:
tPA is a mechanism of action. It is not the name of a specific drug. There is alteplase (brand name Activase in the US) & tenecteplase (brand name TNKase in the US), both are tPA #TwitteRx @ASHP_EMPharm @accpemedprn
"The best way for pregnant individuals to protect themselves against the potential harm from COVID-19 infection is to be vaccinated." ACOG and other leading health orgs continue urging pregnant people and those planning to be pregnant to get vaccinated:
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