Clinical Review
App Review
Medical calculator apps allow point of care, rapid decision-making
Calculate your patient’s appropriate drug dosage on the spot.
Clinical Review
How ovarian reserve testing can (and cannot) address your patients’ fertility concerns
Your patient questions her ovarian reserve. These expert answers to 6 common questions help guide your clinical approach.
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Diagnosing placenta accreta spectrum with prenatal ultrasound
Up to half of all placenta accreta spectrum cases escape prenatal detection. Consensus is that ultrasonography (US) should be the primary imaging...
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2018 Update on pelvic floor dysfunction
“To cysto or not to cysto?” that is the ongoing question surrounding the role of cystoscopy following benign gyn surgery. These authors review...
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The techno vagina: The laser and radiofrequency device boom in gynecology
Energy-based devices are being used to treat vaginal, vulvar, and sexual symptoms, but we need more clinical evidence of efficacy and safety and...
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2018 Update on contraception
The Essure permanent hysteroscopic contraceptive device will disappear from the market in 2019. We present a timeline of events leading to product...
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Importance of providing standardized management of hypertension in pregnancy
Good outcomes depend on following best-practice recommendations for preventive, emergent, and routine care, based on our...
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2018 Update on abnormal uterine bleeding
Coverage and clinical perspective on recent AUB studies, including optimal procedure order for evaluation, cost-effectiveness of 4 treatment...
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Obesity: When to consider medication
These 4 cases illustrate how weight loss drugs—including the 4 newest—can be integrated into a treatment plan that includes...
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How to differentiate maternal from fetal heart rate patterns on electronic fetal monitoring
Three cases illustrate how maternal heart rate may masquerade as a fetal heart rate pattern and obscure the interpretation of...
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2018 Update on infectious disease
Recent news and expert perspective on therapy for cesarean incision wounds, vaginal cleansing, managing skin abscesses, C difficile...