OB/GYN Clinical Alert – January 1, 2004
January 1, 2004
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Are You Screening for Depression in Your Practice?
We are frequently reminded that depression is more common in women (2:1 vs men), significantly increases morbidity and mortality, and even affects the development of the patients children. -
How Much Does Tight Glucose Control Diminish Fetal Macrosomia in Diabetes?
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. -
CT Virtual Colonoscopy to Screen for Colorectal Neoplasia in Asymptomatic Adults
When analyzed using 3-dimensional methods, virtual colonoscopy achieves comparable accuracy in screening asymptomatic adults for colonic polyps as optical colonoscopy. -
Discontinuing Dopamine Agonist Treatment for Hyperprolactinemia
Cabergoline can be safely withdrawn in patients with normalized prolactin levels and no evidence of tumor. -
Differences in Treatment and Outcome Between African-American and White Women with Endometrial Cancer
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. -
Special Feature: Unilocular Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women: Surgery vs Expectant Management
When I was a resident in obstetrics and gynecology in the mid-1970s, and well beyond, the dogma was that any ovarian cyst or mass in a postmenopausal woman was abnormal and required surgical resection. -
Pharmacology Watch: Vioxx Might Control Postoperative Knee Pain
Oral rofecoxib (Vioxx) may have a role in controlling postoperative pain patients undergoing knee surgery. -
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