Criteria for Diagnosing Early Pregnancy Failure
Transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) and serial measurement of serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) have transformed the assessment of pregnant women with early pain and/or bleeding or with other risk factors for ectopic pregnancy (EP) or nonviable intrauterine pregnancy (IUP). With widespread use of these diagnostic modalities, clinicians in obstetrics and gynecology, radiology, emergency medicine, and primary care increasingly encounter early pregnancies of uncertain viability and unknown location — but interpreting the test results to determine appropriate interventions remains challenging. Accordingly, experts in radiology and obstetrics and gynecology have developed a consensus statement from the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound based on current published data. Journal Watch
Brain development differs in children who stutter
For his study, Beal scanned the brains of 28 children ranging from five to 12 years old. Half the children were diagnosed with stuttering; the other half served as a control. Results showed that the inferior frontal gyrus region of the brain develops abnormally in children who stutter. This is important because that part of the brain is thought to control articulatory coding—taking information our brain understands about language and sounds and coding it into speech movements. Eurekalert!
Overweight and obese children face high risk of hypertension
High body weight in children and adolescents is strongly associated with the likelihood of hypertension, according to a Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published today in The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. MedicalXpress
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