Can preeclampsia be considered a renal compartment syndrome? A hypothesis and analysis of the literature.

The morbidity and mortality associated with preeclampsia is staggering. The physiology of the Page kidney, a condition in which increased intrarenal pressure causes hypertension, appears to provide a unifying framework to explain the complex pathophysiology. Page kidney hypertension is renin-mediated acutely and ischemia-mediated chronically.

Intimate partner violence and women's physical, mental, and social functioning.

Objective: To describe the relationship between women's health and the timing, type, and duration of intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure.

Methods: A telephone interview was completed by 3429 women aged 18 to 64 randomly selected from a large health plan, to assess IPV exposure and heath status (response rate 56.4%).

Intimate partner violence: prevalence, types, and chronicity in adult women.

Background: Most intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence studies do not examine the relationships between IPV types and the chronicity and severity of abuse.

Objectives: Delineate prevalence, chronicity, and severity of IPV among adult women.

Design: Retrospective cohort study conducted by telephone survey.

Intravenous drug abuse is an indication for antepartum screening for RH alloimmunization. A case report and review of literature.

Intravenous drug abuse is a risk for alloimmunization in pregnancy. One case is presented of a nulliparous Rhesus-negative parturient who shared her Rhesus-positive partner's needles for the injection of heroin; she subsequently developed elevated antepartum anti-D titers despite routine anti-D prophylaxis.