Association of hypoglycaemia in screening oral glucose tolerance test in pregnancy with low birth weight fetus.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common metabolic derangement in pregnant women. In the women identified to be at high risk of GDM, a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 24-28 wk gestation is the recommended screening test in the United Kingdom as per National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Hypoglycaemia following the glucose load is often encountered and the implication of this finding for the pregnancy, fetus and clinical care is unclear.

Current treatment options for Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a lymphoma characterized by lymphoplasmacytic bone marrow infiltration and elevated immunoglobulin M levels. Effective treatment modalities exist for this disease but no cure. We review available treatment modalities, the findings of relevant and comparative recent clinical trials, and the latest therapeutic advances in the management of patients with WM.

Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

In the past 36 months, new developments have occurred both in the understanding of the biology of Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) and in therapeutic options for WM. Here, we review the classification, clinical features, and diagnostic criteria of the disease. WM is a B-cell neoplasm characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration of the bone marrow and a monoclonal immunoglobulin M (IgM) protein.