Articles: function.
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Case Reports
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Eclampsia in the Setting of Magnesium Toxicity: A Case Report.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare neurologic condition and a feared complication of eclampsia. It is evidenced by acute neurologic dysfunction secondary to cerebral edema and is typically reversible in nature. ⋯ We present a case wherein a 24-year-old parturient developed PRES and eclampsia in the setting of symptomatic hypermagnesemia, requiring management with lorazepam after seizures developed. Here we detail her clinical course, including the unique challenges of treating eclampsia and PRES in the setting of magnesium toxicity.
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Journal of women's health · Nov 2023
Is Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain Reported to Health Care Providers?
Background: Pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain (PLPP) is a common ailment during pregnancy with physical, psychosocial, and economic consequences. Despite being common, prior literature has found that this symptom is widely underreported and therefore undertreated, especially in the United States. The objectives of this study were to determine the proportion of pregnant women who report PLPP during pregnancy to their health care providers (HCPs) and to determine what contributing factors for reporting exist. ⋯ Factors that increased the likelihood of informing HCPs about PLPP were difficulty with daily mobility and a greater week of gestation. Conclusions: HCPs should inquire about PLPP throughout pregnancy. Any level of PLPP should be reported and monitored by a patient's HCP, and if it is interfering with activities of daily living, sleeping, or quality of life, it should be treated.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Nov 2023
Severe patellofemoral arthritis does not compromise 6-month post-operative range of motion or function following unicondylar knee arthroplasty.
The presence of significant patellofemoral arthritis (PFA) is still considered a contraindication for unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) by many surgeons. The purpose of this study was to determine if the presence of severe PFA at the time of UKA compromised early (< 6 months) post-operative knee range of motion or functional outcomes. ⋯ Patients with severe PFA demonstrate similar clinical improvement following UKA at 6 months as patients with less severe PFA.
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Perera D, Morgan HP, Ryan M, et al; REVIVED-BCIS2 Investigators. Arrhythmia and death following percutaneous revascularization in ischemic left ventricular dysfunction: prespecified analyses from the REVIVED-BCIS2 trial. Circulation. 2023;148:862-871. 37555345.