Articles Tagged With: bleeding
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Blunt Pelvic Trauma
The management of pelvic trauma has evolved significantly in the last 20 years, with advances in devices and procedures. The key to success is having a team of physicians, including specialists in emergency medicine, interventional radiology, and surgery, who can work together to provide each patient the best outcome possible.
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Should the Copper IUD Be Offered to Women With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding?
In this secondary analysis of the Contraceptive CHOICE Project, there was no difference in copper intrauterine device continuation rates at one year between 165 women who reported heavy menstrual bleeding at baseline and 753 women who did not.
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Intracranial Hemorrhage
Time is of the essence in management of intracranial hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage. The longer it takes to make the diagnosis and initiate treatment, whether it is surgical intervention or simply aggressive primary stabilization, the greater the risk to the patient regarding both morbidity and mortality.
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Researchers Examine Postmenopausal Bleeding and Endometrial Cancer
To inform clinical decision-making, investigators performed an analysis looking at the frequency of postmenopausal bleeding in endometrial cancers and the risk of endometrial cancer among women who have postmenopausal bleeding.
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Screening for von Willebrand Disease: Warranted in Young Women With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
A large, retrospective cohort study using a national claims database revealed that fewer than 20% of young women with heavy menstrual bleeding were screened for von Willebrand disease.
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What’s Your Approach to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding?
Statistics indicate that one-third of outpatient gynecologist visits are for abnormal uterine bleeding, with the condition accounting for more than 70% of gynecologic consultations in the perimenopausal and postmenopausal years.
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Hemorrhage Control: Advances in Trauma Care
Massive hemorrhage is a devastating scenario. Early identification is essential to allow for prompt, potentially lifesaving interventions with the goal of rapid control of exsanguination.
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Four Thrombocytopenic Emergencies
Thrombocytopenia is encountered commonly in the emergency department. In most instances, the emergency physician will not be able to determine the definitive diagnosis, but it is important that the initial evaluation be started in a timely manner and that appropriate specialists be consulted from the emergency department.
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Who Needs an Endometrial Biopsy?
In this retrospective cohort study of premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding, obesity, as opposed to age, was the most significant predictor of complex hyperplasia or cancer on endometrial biopsy.
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Oral Anticoagulation Reversal
This review discusses anticoagulant medications and reversal agents.