OB/GYN Clinical Alert – October 1, 2012

October 1, 2012

• The Changing Paradigm of Vulva Cancer Management

  Sentinel lymph node biopsy is an assessment tool for early metastatic nodal spread used in management of many solid tumors.

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• Testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Pregnancy

  The authors performed a retrospective cohort study of 1,293,423 pregnant women aged 16 to 40 in the United States from June 1, 2005 to May 30, 2008, using data from the Quest Diagnostics Informatics Data Warehouse.

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• Special Feature: Intrauterine Growth Restriction

  Recently, there has been an increased focus on the identification of fetal anomalies and aneuploidy through first and early second trimester maternal testing, which has improved early identification of these disorders.

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• Pharmacology Watch: Statins and Cognition — More to the Story?

  In this issue: Side effects of statins; effects of cannabis use; antihypertensives and lip cancer; and FDA actions.

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement

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