Evaluation of a new direct latex agglutination tube test (UCG-Macrotube) for pregnancy.
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J A Batts
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Correlation between first morning sample and 24-hour urinary estriol excretion.
The estriol concentration of a morning sample of urine from high-risk pregnant women was correlated with the total 24-hour estriol excretion. One hundred seventy sample pairs compared the estriol concentration of the morning specimen with those of a 24-hour specimen of the previous day, while 110 sample pairs compared the value of morning specimen with those of a 24-hour specimen of the following day. Although there is highly significant statistical correlation between those sample pairs, they are of modest magnitude. The mean values of the sample pairs are significantly different. Also, the morning sample estriol concentrations are significantly more variable than those of the 24-hour specimen.
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Significance of amniotic fluid corticosteroid levels in human pregnancies.
Retrospective analysis of 103 samples of amniotic fluid was performed. Twenty-four samples were obtained prior to midtrimester abortion, 31 were from patients who delivered spontaneously, 14 were from patients in whom labor was induced, and the remaining samples were obtained from patients who were delivered by cesarean section. In all normal pregnancies, there was a rising trend in corticosteroid levels in amniotic fluid as the gestation advanced. This was less marked in abnormal pregnancies. There is a suggestive fetal role in initiation of normal spontaneous labor, as reflected by a significant increase in amniotic fluid corticosteroid levels, in patients immediately prior to vaginal delivery as opposed to abdominal delivery. There was a significant correlation between the birthweight of babies born vaginally with the amniotic fluid corticosteroid levels, as compared to the weight of babies born by cesarean section.
Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗
Ovarian hemorrhage complicating warfarin sodium anticoagulant therapy.
Three cases of women in the reproductive age group who received warfarin sodium therapy for pulmonary embolism are presented. The therapy was complicated by rupture of ovarian cysts with intraperitoneal hemorrhage necessitating exploratory laparatomy. The possibility of intraperitoneal hemorrhage must be considered in patients who present with abdominal pain and a history of anticoagulant therapy. Lack of awareness of the complication may result in delay in making a correct diagnosis and instituting appropriate therapy.
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An unusual foreign body in the pelvic cavity after laparotomy.
An unusual case of a glass bottle remaining in the pelvic peritoneal cavity for 6 years after laparotomy is reported, and the prevention of such occurrences is emphasized.
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Chorioamnionitis.
Chorioamnionitis is an inflammatory reaction occurring in the fetal membranes of the placenta. It is usually associated with premature rupture of the membranes, whether spontaneous or artificial. Rupture of the fetal membranes sets off a time bomb that threatens both maternal and fetal welfare. The seriousness of this threat is dependent upon several variables: the length of gestation, economic status of the patient and the duration of the rupture. There is a controversy about the relative importance of these variables and about the proper degree of aggressiveness necessary to achieve optimum fetal salvage. When chorioamnionitis occurs, most obstetricians agree that the uterus should be evacuated by the most expeditious route. Usually oxytocic induction will accomplish delivery without difficulty, but should it fail to effect cervical ripening and dilatation within a reasonable time, cesarean section should be performed without further delay. If cesarean section is necessary in the presence of gross infection, hysterectomy is advocated by some.
Abortion, Therapeutic↗