The diagnosis of a substance use or opioid use disorder during pregnancy is linked to complications for the mother, fetus, and newborn. Chronically drug exposed fetuses are at high risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) or neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome…
The diagnosis of a substance use or opioid use disorder during pregnancy is linked to complications for the mother, fetus, and newborn. Chronically drug exposed fetuses are at high risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) or neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome…
This overview of the discipline of diagnostic safety gives information about the number of diagnostic errors that occur each year in the US. It discusses barriers that make diagnostic errors more likely and presents strategies for making diagnosis safer.
Cesarean delivery rates have steadily increased over the past few decades without an equivalent improvement in maternal or neonatal outcomes and the use of non-invasive interventions to promote vaginal birth seems to be a lost art. This is part 3…
Concerns related to the high cesarean birth rate in the United States have driven the development of safety initiatives that focus on promoting vaginal birth. Knowledge of current professional recommendations and guidelines related to the safe promotion of vaginal birth…
Cesarean delivery rates have steadily increased over the past few decades without an equivalent improvement in maternal or neonatal outcomes. A large percentage of Ob/Gyn malpractice claims are related to cesarean delivery. This activity is the first of a 3-part…
This case report discusses a diagnosis of pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas in a female patient in her 30s who presented with a 5-year history of hypoxia, syncope, and headaches.
This case report presents the electrocardiogram findings of a patient in their 70s history of hypertension, chronic kidney failure, and prolonged diarrhea who presented for repeated episodes of weakness and syncope.
This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2022 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for diagnosis and management of aortic disease.
Importance The effects of breast cancer incidence changes and advances in screening and treatment on outcomes of different screening strategies are not well known. Objective To estimate outcomes of various mammography screening strategies. Design, Setting, and Population Comparison of outcomes using 6 Cancer…
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