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Magnetic resonance imaging to avoid laparotomy in pregnancy.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in pregnancy would help define a benign pelvic mass, thereby avoiding laparotomy. METHODS: During a 2-3-year period, five pregnant women with adnexal masses suspected to be leiomyomas…

Management of gallstone pancreatitis during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

In a 22 year study, 21 women had acute pancreatitis develop during pregnancy (11 women) or within six weeks post partum (ten women). Gallstones were the cause of the pancreatitis in all. Operation during the acute attack of pancreatitis was required…

Tags: 1989, Acute Disease, Block P, Cholecystectomy, Cholelithiasis/complications/*surgery, Female, Humans, Kelly T R, Pancreatitis/etiology/*surgery, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications/*surgery, Pregnancy Trimester, Puerperal Disorders/*surgery, Second, Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics

Extra-amniotic pregnancy with fetal gastroschisis and clubfoot.

Tags: 2009, Abnormalities, Amnion/diagnostic imaging, Baca Diana, Celebrezze Jennifer U, Clubfoot/*diagnostic imaging/embryology, Ectopic/*diagnostic imaging, Female, Gastroschisis/*diagnostic imaging/embryology, Golde Steven H, Humans, Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Multiple/*diagnostic imaging, Pregnancy, Prenatal/*methods, Thomas Ronald L, Ultrasonography

Prenatal diagnosis of obstructed normally connected pulmonary veins by a single orifice to the common atrium in a fetus with right isomerism.

Tags: *Ultrasonography, 2007, Adult, Female, Fetal Heart/diagnostic imaging/*pathology, Heart Atria/*abnormalities/diagnostic imaging/embryology, Humans, Infant, Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Levocardia/diagnostic imaging/embryology, Male, Newborn, Patel Chandrakant R, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Pulmonary Veins/*abnormalities/diagnostic imaging/embryology, Smith Philip C, Spector Michael L, Waight David J

Pregnancy-related Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated with Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Infection: A Diagnostic Dilemma.

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a severe inflammatory disorder characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of lymphocytes and histiocytes with hemophagocytic activity in the bone marrow. To our knowledge, there have been a few…

Tags: 2018, Albers Elizabeth, Cureus, Department of Internal Medicine, Duggal Anurag, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, HSV, Nasser M Farhan, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pregnancy, Sharma Sapna, Sharma Shorabh

Update on antiviral therapy for genital herpes infection.

For the primary infection of genital herpes, antiviral therapy with acyclovir is the gold standard. For recurrences, there are two options: antiviral treatment of each outbreak as it arises, or suppression of outbreaks with daily oral therapy.…

Underlying causes of erythema nodosum. Lesions may provide clue to systemic disease.

Tags: *Erythema Nodosum/diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology, 2000, Administration, Adult, Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use, Brodell R T, Clobetasol/*analogs & derivatives/therapeutic use, Contraceptives, Female, Glucocorticoids, Humans, Mehrabi D, Oral/adverse effects, Postgraduate medicine, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Topical

Substantia nigra MR imaging signal changes and cardiomyopathy following prenatal exposure to cocaine and heroin.

Exposure to cocaine in utero results in behavioral and neurodevelopmental abnormalities that persist into adulthood. Conventional MR imaging has generally failed to reveal the expected structural lesions to explain these clinical findings. We report…

Treatment of bacteriuria in pregnancy.

The presence of bacteriuria during gestation increases the chance of acute pyelonephritis. Treatment of bacteriuria in pregnancy reduces subsequent development of symptomatic disease. Numerous studies have shown that single-dose therapy for…

Tags: 1992, Anti-Infective Agents/adverse effects, Bacteriuria/diagnosis/*drug therapy/microbiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Drugs, Female, File T M Jr, Humans, Infectious/diagnosis/*drug therapy/microbiology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Tan J S

Twin-twin transfusion syndrome screening and diagnosis in the United States: A triangulation design of patient experiences.

OBJECTIVE: Using patient-reported experiences, this study: 1) quantitatively evaluated TTTS screening trends, 2) examined screening and diagnostic experiences using a mixed methods approach, and 3) determined gaps in clinical care experiences.…

Characterization of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the uterine cervix over pregnancy: effects of denervation and implications for cervical ripening.

Bilateral neurectomy of the pelvic nerve (BLPN) that carries uterine cervix-related sensory nerves induces dystocia, and administration of its vasoactive neuropeptides induces changes in the cervical microvasculature, resembling those that occur in…

Tags: 2004, Animal/*metabolism, Animals, Cervical Ripening/*metabolism, Cervix Uteri/blood supply/innervation/*metabolism, Denervation, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Down-Regulation, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Hattori Y, Immunohistochemistry, Jesmin S, Microcirculation, Mowa C N, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, Nitric Oxide Synthase/biosynthesis, Papka R, Phosphorylation, Pregnancy, Protein Isoforms/biosynthesis/metabolism, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/biosynthesis, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Proto-Oncogene Proteins/biosynthesis, Rats, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sakuma I, The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society, Togashi H, Usip S, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/biosynthesis/*metabolism, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2/biosynthesis, Wistar, Yoshioka M

Medical Students for Choice: origins, current orientations, and potential impact.

BACKGROUND: Medical Students for Choice is a U.S.-based organization concerned with the shortage of abortion providers, the lack of abortion education in medical schools, and violence against abortion providers. Created in 1993, MSFC has 110 chapters…

Pregnant or recently pregnant opioid users: contraception decisions, perceptions and preferences.

Background: Multiple factors are linked to extremely high unintended pregnancy rates among women who use opioids, including various barriers to contraception adherence. These include patient level barriers such as lack of knowledge and education…

Tags: 2018, College of Medicine, Contraception, Contraception and reproductive medicine, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Falletta Lynn, Fischbein Rebecca L, Hamilton Kelsey, Kenne Deric R, King Jennifer A, Lanese Bethany G, NEOMED College of Medicine, Opioid Drug Use, Pregnancy

Turnover of histones and histone variants in postnatal rat brain: effects of alcohol exposure.

BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a significant public health problem and can result in a continuum of adverse outcomes to the fetus known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Subjects with FASD show significant neurological…

Analyzing the most frequent disease loci in targeted patient categories optimizes disease gene identification and test accuracy worldwide.

BACKGROUND: Our genomewide studies support targeted testing the most frequent genetic diseases by patient category: (1) pregnant patients, (2) at-risk conceptuses, (3) affected children, and (4) abnormal adults. This approach not only identifies most…

RNA interference for CFTR attenuates lung fluid absorption at birth in rats.

BACKGROUND: Small interfering RNA (siRNA) against alphaENaC (alpha-subunit of the epithelial Na channel) and CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) was used to explore ENaC and CTFR function in newborn rat lungs. METHODS:…

Stimulation of MAP kinase pathways after maternal IL-1beta exposure induces fetal lung fluid absorption in guinea pigs.

BACKGROUND: We tested the hypothesis that maternal interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) pretreatment and induction of fetal cortisol synthesis activates MAP kinases and thereby affects lung fluid absorption in preterm guinea pigs. METHODS: IL-1beta was…

The role of sensory neurons in cervical ripening: effects of estrogen and neuropeptides.

Central nervous system nuclei and circuits, such as the medial preoptic, ventromedial and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus, play important roles in reproduction and parturition, and are influenced by estrogen. Peripheral autonomic and…

Tags: 2004, Afferent/metabolism/*physiology, Cervical Ripening/*physiology, Cervix Uteri/innervation, Estrogen/physiology, Estrogens/*physiology, Female, Ganglia, Humans, Mowa C N, Neurons, Neuropeptides/biosynthesis/*physiology, Papka R E, Pregnancy, Receptors, Spinal/physiology, The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society

Fetal rat cerebellar fragment transplantation into adult rat forebrain lesion cavities.

Fragments of fetal rat cerebellar tissue were grafted into forebrain cortical lesion cavities of adult rats. After a survival ranging from 12-151 days, no graft was found to fill the cavity completely. Large neurons, occasionally grouped into nests,…

Tags: 1992, Animals, Brain Tissue Transplantation/*physiology, Cerebellum/*transplantation, Chopko B W, Female, Fetal Tissue Transplantation/*physiology, Graft Survival/physiology, Journal of neural transplantation & plasticity, Myelin Sheath/physiology, Pregnancy, Prosencephalon/pathology/*physiology, Rats, Staining and Labeling, Voneida T J

IL-1beta-induced cortisol stimulates lung fluid absorption in fetal guinea pigs via SGK-mediated Nedd4-2 inhibition.

We tested the hypothesis that interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced cortisol synthesis stimulates distal lung fluid absorption in fetal guinea pigs via induction of serum- and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK) and inhibition of neural precursor cell…

Oxytocin-induced labor augments IL-1beta-stimulated lung fluid absorption in fetal guinea pig lungs.

We tested the hypothesis that oxytocin-induced labor augmented

IL-1beta stimulates alveolar fluid absorption in fetal guinea pig lungs via the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal gland axis.

We tested the hypothesis that interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced cortisol synthesis stimulates alveolar fluid clearance in preterm fetuses. IL-1beta was administered subcutaneously daily to timed-pregnant guinea pigs for 3 days with and without…

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia prevents absorption of distal air space fluid in late-gestation rat fetuses.

We hypothesized that congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) may decrease distal air space fluid absorption due to immaturity of alveolar epithelial cells from a loss of the normal epithelial Na+ transport, as assessed by amiloride and epithelial Na+…

A noninflammatory interleukin-1beta fragment stimulates fetal lung fluid absorption in guinea pigs.

We have previously demonstrated that full-length interleukin (IL)-1beta can induce and stimulate lung fluid absorption in near-term guinea pig fetuses via stimulation of fetal cortisol synthesis and release. To develop a potentially clinically useful…

Evolutionary aspects of the development of teeth and baleen in the bowhead whale.

In utero, baleen whales initiate the development of several dozens of teeth in upper and lower jaws. These tooth germs reach the bell stage and are sometimes mineralized, but toward the end of prenatal life they are resorbed and no trace remains…

Effect of Pregnancy and Delivery on Cytokine Expression in a Mouse Model of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pregnancy and delivery mode on cytokine expression in the pelvic organs and serum of lysyl oxidase like-1 knockout (LOXL1 KO) mice, which develop pelvic organ prolapse after delivery.…

Cecal volvulus in a multiple-gestation pregnancy.

BACKGROUND: Intestinal obstruction during pregnancy is rare, with volvulus being responsible for about 25% of cases. CASE: We present a case in which a woman in the 12th week of a twin gestation presented with abdominal pain and distension. She was…

Can the epidemic of iatrogenic multiples be conquered?

Tags: *Fertilization in Vitro, *Pregnancy, 1998, Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, Female, Hecht B R, Humans, Iatrogenic Disease, Information Services, Magoon M W, Multifetal, Multiple, Ovulation Induction/*adverse effects, Patient Participation, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Reduction, Self-Help Groups

Headaches in a pregnant woman with a history of preeclampsia.

Tags: 1993, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/*complications/diagnosis, Adult, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, Gonzalez M D, Headache/*etiology, Hospital practice (Office ed.), Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pheochromocytoma/*complications/diagnosis, Pre-Eclampsia/*complications, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications/*etiology, Rutecki G W, Whittier F C

Vulnerability: its meaning and value in the context of contemporary bioethics.

Hypnotherapeutic techniques in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum.

Hyperemesis gravidarum is not an uncommon condition in the first trimester of pregnancy. In some of these patients, the condition is so severe that it causes the development of dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. When that happens, the patient…

Tags: *Hypnosis, 1994, Adult, Female, Humans, Hyperemesis Gravidarum/*therapy, Pregnancy, Relaxation Therapy, The American journal of clinical hypnosis, Torem M S

A comparison of costs associated with screening for gestational diabetes with two-tiered and one-tiered testing protocols.

OBJECTIVE: The Fourth International Workshop on Gestational Diabetes recently suggested that two techniques, a 2-tiered protocol and a 1-tiered protocol, to screen for gestational diabetes mellitus are acceptable alternatives. This study was…

Tags: 2001, American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Diabetes, Female, Gestational/*diagnosis/*economics, Glucose Tolerance Test/*economics/*methods, Humans, Lavin B, Lavin J P Jr, Mass Screening/economics, O'Donnell N, Pregnancy, Time Factors

The prevalence of thromboembolic events among women with extended bed rest prescribed as part of the treatment for premature labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes.

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of thromboembolic events among women with extended bed rest prescribed as part of the treatment of premature labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes. STUDY DESIGN: A…

Use of ultrasound in obstetrics.

Tags: *Ultrasonography, 1993, Comprehensive therapy, Female, Fetal Diseases/diagnostic imaging, First, Forecasting, Humans, Khawli O F, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, Prenatal/trends, Rothschild B M, Second, Third

Complementary and alternative medicine use in the Amish.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the rate of utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Amish women, a population that traditionally uses non-mainstream medicine. METHODS & RESULTS: Sixty-six Amish women completed a survey concerning their…

Tags: *Christianity, 2001, Adult, Complementary therapies in medicine, Complementary Therapies/*statistics & numerical data, Female, Frasure H E, Gil K M, Hopkins M P, Humans, Jenison E L, Ohio, Phytotherapy/statistics & numerical data, Plant Preparations/therapeutic use, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications/therapy, Showalter A L, von Gruenigen V E

Selected principles of perinatal-neonatal glucose metabolism.

While the fetus is completely dependent on his/her mother for glucose and other nutrient transfer across the placenta, the adult is completely independent, especially one who is neither pregnant nor diabetic. The neonate is considered to be in a…

Tags: 2004, Blood Glucose/metabolism, Cowett Richard M, Farrag Hussien M, Female, Fetus/*metabolism, Glucose/*metabolism, Humans, Hyperglycemia/embryology/physiopathology, Hypoglycemia/embryology/physiopathology, Infant, Liver/*embryology/*metabolism, Newborn/*metabolism, Pregnancy, Seminars in neonatology : SN

Sensory nerves and neuropeptides in uterine cervical ripening.

At the time of parturition (fetal delivery) the uterine cervix must "ripen," becoming soft, pliable, and dilated to accommodate the fetus' delivery. The fundamental processes underlying cervical ripening remain poorly understood. Knowledge that…

GABAa receptor-mediated field potentials are enhanced in area CA1 following prenatal cocaine exposure.

Prenatal cocaine exposure results in several documented changes in neurotransmitter receptor number and structure. Increases have been reported for cortical catecholamine and indoleamine receptor number and binding affinity, in the subunit expression…

Estrogen receptors in the spinal cord, sensory ganglia, and pelvic autonomic ganglia.

Until relatively recently, most studies of the effects of estradiol in the nervous system focused on hypothalamic, limbic, and other brain centers involved in reproductive hormone output, feedback, and behaviors. Almost no studies addressed estradiol…

Tags: 2003, Animals, Autonomic/cytology/*physiology, Estrogen/*physiology, Estrogens/physiology, Female, Female/*innervation/physiology, Ganglia, Genitalia, Humans, Hypogastric Plexus/cytology/physiology, International review of cytology, Mowa C N, Neurotransmitter Agents/physiology, Papka R E, Pregnancy, Receptors, Sensory/cytology/*physiology, Spinal Cord/cytology/*physiology

Prenatal stress changes courtship vocalizations and bone mineral density in mice.

Stress during the prenatal period has various effects on social and sexual behavior in both human and animal offspring. The present study examines the effects of chronic restraint stress in the second vs third trimester in pregnancy and…

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