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Early pregnancy loss: Pretreat with mifepristone?
- Author:
- Keri Bergeson, MD
- Randolph J. Kline, MD
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
Yes. While medical management of early pregnancy loss with misoprostol frequently results in treatment failure, pretreating with mifepristone can...
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Deliver or Wait with Late Preterm Membrane Rupture?
- Author:
- Keri Bergeson, MD
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
When a pregnant woman presents with ruptured membranes after 34 weeks' gestation, what should you do? ACOG recommends delivery, but a new study...
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Deliver or wait with late preterm membrane rupture?
- Author:
- Keri Bergeson, MD
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
While ACOG recommends delivery for all women with ruptured membranes after 34 weeks’ gestation, a new study finds expectant management may be the...
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Skip the Compression Stockings Following DVT
- Author:
- Keri Bergeson, MD
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
- Janice Benson, MD
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Skip the compression stockings following DVT
- Author:
- Keri Bergeson, MD
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
- Janice Benson, MD
Although commonly used, compression stockings do not effectively prevent post-thrombotic syndrome.
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Corticosteroids for a Sore Throat?
- Author:
- Keri Bergeson, MD
- Nina Rogers, MD
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
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Corticosteroids for a sore throat?
- Author:
- Keri Bergeson, MD
- Nina Rogers, MD
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
One dose of a steroid can alleviate the pain—and has the potential to decrease unnecessary use of antibiotics.