Medical conditions and medication use in a U.S. dental school clinic population.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to characterize coexisting medical conditions and medication use in patients treated at a US dental school in 2010 and to assess their implications on providing dental care.

Study Design: Data on the types and prevalence of self-reported medical conditions and the use of medications were extracted from the electronic health records of 1797 adult patients and compared against their socioeconomic status (SES).

Results: Within this sample, 8.

Removal of an intraabdominal levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device during pregnancy.

A woman with a viable intrauterine 12-week pregnancy and an intraabdominal levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device had the device successfully removed under local anesthesia. The pregnancy continued without complication. The decision to remove an intraabdominal levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device during pregnancy remains controversial.

Teaching guatemala midwives about postpartum hemorrhage.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of a culturally sensitive teaching unit on traditional midwives' knowledge of nursing interventions to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

Methods: Sixteen midwives participated in a 1-day training program at a Refuge International Health Clinic in the remote town of Sarstun, Guatemala. The quasi experimental study used a one-group, pretest-posttest design.