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Recently, we had a woman diagnosed late in pregnancy with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, or obstetric cholestasis (OC). Despite reassuring fetal heart rate testing, the baby died in utero awaiting induction of labor that had been scheduled...
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You can try ursodeoxycholic acid to help get rid of the bile acids; you may need both topical and oral steroids to control the itching. You might see if there are any foods that make the itching worse and avoid those during the pregnancy as well.
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I have seen a meal tray thrown at a nurse and unruly patients take swings at ER personnel, in fact one of my fellow residents was attacked and bitten by a patient in the hallway of a San Francisco hospital. Although physical threats are a reality,...
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A healthy liver is essential to a healthy life because our liver is busy quietly detoxifying our body - performing 5,000 functions per minute to maintain health. Consult your primary care provider or, if you work in a high risk environment, your e...
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