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- Teenage Pregnancy
- Test of cure, Chlamydia re-testing in pregnancy
- Third stage of labor, active management
- Thyroid antibodies: Association with Down syndrome?
- Tobacco: sources of help to quit smoking. [11/01]
- Tobacco use in Pregnancy
- Toxoplasmosis
- Tribal courts: liability risk for providers? [11/01]
- Trichomonas, treatment of asymptomatic patient
- Triple test in the second trimester
- Nurse based cervical and breast screening.
- Thyroid disease in pregnancy: Hyperthyroidism vs abnormal labs
- Tubal ligation. See bilateral tubal ligation above.
- Tuberculosis screening and therapy in pregnancy and lactation
- Tuboovarian abscess, drainage
T FAQs
Q.What are some good online sources for how to quit smoking? [11/01]
A.
- Quitnet: Quit altogether.
- University of Arizona's Smoker's Self-Help line. Learn to quit tobacco in the privacy of your home.
- American Lung Association.
- C.D.C.'s T.I.P.S.: Tobacco information and prevention source.
Q. What resources are available to manage and/or prevent teenage pregnancy in the Indian Health system?
A. Here some examples from Alaska, (WORD 37k) Phoenix / Sells / and several other resources) (WORD 31k)
Q. Should Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor Be Routine?
A. AFP presents a review of the Cochrane Library.
Q. Are pharmacologic agents safe to use for smoking cessation in pregnancy?
A. Pharmacologic intervention should be the third choice after exhausting all behavioral approaches. See below. (WORD 270k)
Q. Are pharmacologic agents safe to use for smoking cessation in pregnancy?
A. Pharmacologic intervention should be the third choice after exhausting all behavioral approaches. See below. (WORD 270k)
Q. What is the latest on Congenital Toxoplasmosis
A. The AFP presents a review of the topic.
Q. Is there potential liability risk in tribal courts when rendering care to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN)? [11/01]
A. This is a very complex topic. You can download this article from A.C.O.G. Today, reproduced with their permission: MS Word (.DOC) 32K | Acrobat Reader (.PDF) 24K.
Q. Do we have an Indian Health policy on positive skin tests in pregnancy for TB--and treatment?
A. Yes, here is a discussion on screening and treatment during pregnancy and lactation. (WORD 94k)
Q. Is percutaneous drainage of tubo-ovarian abscess standard of care?
A. Yes, especially in women who have not completed their child-bearing. (WORD 43k)
Q. Is there an association between thyroid auto-antibodies and fetal Down’s Syndrome?
A. Upon review no association was found. We have better methods now, e.g., quad, NT, etc… (WORD 42k)
Q. Should we do a test of cure for Chlamydia in pregnancy? If so, when?
A. Yes, you should do a test of cure in pregnancy. See the details below (WORD 70k)
Q. Is my first trimester patient always hyperthyroid if her labs are abnormal?
A. No, not necessarily. If she is clinically stable, then wait till 18-20 weeks to decide. See details (WORD 46k)
Q. Should we treat asymptomatic trichomonas found on Pap smear?
A. It depends what type of Pap smear you are using. See details (WORD - 53KB)
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