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Legally Speaking: A mistreated hemorrhage ends in maternal death

When a physician is pulled into a patient's care at the tail end of her management, the repercussions can be negative for both patient and doctor. The patient may suffer because the physician is ignorant of prior diagnoses and treatment, and the doctor may face legal repercussions of being drawn into a situation already gone awry.

The case for treating mild hyperthyroidism

Ob/gyns are increasingly being called upon to manage subclinical thyroid disease. In this concluding article of a two-part series, two experts clarify the controversy over when to treat mild hyperthyroidism. Do treat a mildly overactive thyroid in elderly patients, they say, because low bone density and cardiac abnormalities can do substantial harm.

Grand Rounds: Unmasking the many faces of maternal and fetal thrombocytopenia

Although most cases of mild-to-moderate maternal disease are caused by gestational thrombocytopenia and rarely cause problems, the OB is obliged to rule out more serious causes. And for far-less-common fetal disease, these experts help you differentiate the potentially life-threatening fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia from a benign drop in platelet count.