What ACOG thought about GYN this year
ACOG recently updated their clinical recommendation based on an overall net benefit, that individuals at average risk of breast cancer should initiate screening mammography at this age.
40 (every 1-2 years)
Up to this % of patients with gestational hypertension will evenutally develop proteinuria or other end-organ dysfunction consistent with the dx of preeclampsia.
50% (take 40-60), more likely if dx <32 weeks.
If siblings are monozygous, it means they are these
identical twins
In this holiday song, "Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?"
Winter Wonderland
Clark Griswold
Christmas Vacation
Seward's Day, the last Monday in March, is a legal holiday in this state.
Alaska
In the Committee Opinion discussing self-managed abortion, ACOG noted that this is the greatest risk of harm related to SMA.
those resulting from potential criminalization.
For those at moderate or high risk for PreE, low dose aspirin therapy is recommended to be initiated between these gestational ages.
12-28 weeks (optimally before 16) and continued until delivery
As many as 10% of US pregnancies may be affected by the gestational type of this condition
diabetes
In the northern hemisphere, this is what the shortest day of year is called, when the Earth's north pole is maximally tilted away from the sun.
Winter solstice
Buddy
Elf
In Arizona and New Hampshire, Civil Rights Day coincides with this other January holiday
Martin Luther King Day
In Clinical Consensus Statement #7, ACOG recommends that clinicians be aware of the use of these products, theoretical benefits, potential adverse effects, and limitations of the data for patients with gynecologic pain that is not effectively managed by traditional methods, while not making a recommendation on its use.
Cannabis
Aside from BP criteria, these are 3 of the 6 other criteria that denote severe features
thrombocytopenia (<100), impaired liver function, renal insuf (cr>1.1 or double), pulm edema, new HA, visual disturbances
Like yellow fever, the Zika virus is transmitted by these insects.
mosquitoes
Bucky Barnes was also known as this character, both a friend and adversary of Captain America.
The Winter Soldier
Kevin McAllister
Home Alone
This president's birthday, May 8, is an official holiday in Missouri
Harry Truman
Daily over the counter oral contraceptive available without a prescription for adolescents and adults.
In May 2023 the FDA approved a biomarker test for cerain pregnant people hospitalized for hypertensive disorders to assess risk for the progression to PE with severe features that measured these 2 biomarkers
sFlt-1/PlGF (40 or higher predicted PE-severe within 2 weeks with PPV 65%, NPV 96%; ACOG says insuf data to rec management strategies)
A disease of great concern earlier in 2022 saw a drop in US cases late in the year and also got this new 4-letter animal-free name.
mpox
This 1968 film starring Catherine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole tells the story of the Christmas gathering where King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne.
The Lion in Winter
Hans Gruber
Die Hard
In 2021, Arizona made August 14 a legal state holiday to honor this tribe's indigenous code talkers from World War II.
Navajo
In recognizing the rights of all patients to unimpeded access to permanent contraception and discussing the ethical issues, ACOG noted that this ethical principal should be the primary concern guiding permanent contraception provision and policy.
Reproductive autonomy.
In 2024, the American Heart Association updated its guidelines for hypertension; this is considered a "normal" blood pressure range.
less than 120/80. Elevated 120-129/80, stage 1 130/139/80-89.
Occurring more often in women, this syndrome, CFS, is characterized by extreme exhaustion lasting 6 months or longer
chronic fatigue syndrome
This is the signature song of Trans-Siberian Orchestra's holiday shows.
Wizards in Winter
Jack Skellington
The Nightmare Before Christmas
On Pioneer Day, July 24, Mormons celebrate the arrival in Salt Lake City of this leader and his followers.
Brigham Young