Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes after first-trimester chorionic villus sampling: A case report and review of the literature.

Rupture of membranes in the first trimester is extremely rare. Generally at this gestational age, rupture is a complication of invasive genetic testing. Little is known about the complications or sequelae of such an occurrence and therefore the management options are limited.

An alcohol oxidase dipstick rapidly detects methanol in the serum of mice.

Background: Patients presenting with ingestions of methanol and ethylene glycol pose a significant challenge to emergency physicians. The decision to initiate antidotal therapy must be made quickly and is currently based on the presence of indirect signs, symptoms, and laboratory tests, because no real-time diagnostic test exists to measure these substances.

Objectives: To determine whether a commercially available ethanol-in-saliva detecting dipstick (ALCO-Screen) would be a reliable and rapid indicator of toxic alcohol presence in the serum of an animal model.