Clinical Review
Clinical Review
The case for chemoprevention as a tool to avert breast cancer
Women at high risk of invasive breast cancer can elect chemoprevention with tamoxifen or raloxifene. An aromatase inhibitor may one day be an...
Clinical Review
UPDATE: ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
Are lymphadenectomy and external-beam radiotherapy valuable in women who have an endometrial malignancy? Debate over the standard of care...
Clinical Review
Does your OB patient have a psychiatric complaint? And can you manage it?
Here’s how to handle 5 challenges, including postpartum depression, an attempt to leave the hospital against advice, and denial of pregnancy
Clinical Review
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
New data shed light on preventing cytomegalovirus infection and wound complications, and reveal a disturbing picture of Clostridium-related...
Clinical Review
Here’s how we can solve the malpractice dilemma
Past malpractice crises have taught us much. But the ultimate fix? That requires each of us to step up.
Clinical Review
UPDATE: MENOPAUSE
Some questions are answered (and some can’t be answered) here about oophorectomy at hysterectomy; nonhormonal agents to ease vasomotor symptoms;...
Clinical Review
Words to the wise: 4 secrets of successful pharmacotherapy
Put these all to good use: the placebo effect, conditioned responses, the power of suggestion, and participatory pharmacotherapy
Clinical Review
Inside the stimulus package: Cash for using electronic health records
Here comes an incentive from the Feds to adopt EHR for your practice (quickly!) if you see Medicare or Medicaid patients
Clinical Review
A practical approach to vestibulitis and vulvodynia
Draw a few basic distinctions and apply simple strategies to aid your diagnosis and management of these all-too-common conditions
Clinical Review
Preeclampsia and eclampsia: 7 management challenges (and zero shortcuts)
From making the diagnosis to treating atypical eclampsia, management of preeclampsia involves serious, often unpredictable challenges
Clinical Review
Best practices for call—to make for a sustainable career
Extended duty can be onerous. Recommendations from 2 OBs who surveyed their peers can vastly improve the experience.