Prolonged Laboratory Interference After Administration of Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Therapy.

Background: Pancreatitis and laboratory interference are rarely reported complications of intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) therapy. We report a case of significant laboratory interference after ILE administration.

Case Report: A 43-year-old female was admitted to the hospital after an unwitnessed ingestion of propranolol, tramadol, zolpidem, and alprazolam.

Responses of pregnant women to potential preterm labor symptoms.

Objective: To examine the knowledge that healthy pregnant women have of appropriate actions to take in response to hypothetical symptoms of preterm labor.

Design: This was a descriptive, correlational study using a convenience sample.

Setting: Subjects were recruited from the private practices of obstetricians and nurse-midwives.

Asthma in pregnancy.

Asthma is one of the more common medical disorders in pregnancy. Goals of management include prevention of acute asthmatic attacks while maintaining a safe intrauterine environment for the fetus. The following article outlines the interplay between asthma and pregnancy as well as current treatment modalities.

The relationships among the fetal biophysical profile, umbilical cord pH, and Apgar scores.

The relationships among the fetal biophysical profile, umbilical cord blood pH, and Apgar scores were investigated in 124 patients undergoing cesarean section before the onset of labor. Based on a standard for the diagnosis of fetal acidosis of an umbilical cord arterial pH less than 7.20, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the fetal biophysical profile score were 90%, 96%, 82%, and 98%, respectively.