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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a procedure for getting oxygen into the blood without using the lungs.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 41-year old male asked:
Is there a "mild" version of anterior PVR? (just as you can get "mild" (ie. non-PVR) epiretinal membranes vs. PVR membranes forming on the macula?
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A 61-year old female asked:
Can an epiretinal membrane cause 2 or 3 letters in a line of words on a computer or on a street sign to look smudged, blurry or partly missing.
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What is the medical term for inflammation of the membranes?
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What do you recommend if I had my membranes swept this morning,?
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What is prolonged rupture of membranes?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are the tests for rupture of membranes?
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A 49-year old asked:
How typical is premature rupture of membranes?
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A 45-year old asked:
If u strip ur membrane at 1cm can u go into labor?
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A 32-year old asked:
What tests for diagnosis of hyaline membrane disease?
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A 35-year old asked:
What does it mean if a doctor wants to sweep my membranes?
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A 20-year old female asked:
How can I start labor after getting my membranes stripped?
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A 34-year old asked:
How do you define premature prolonged rupture of membranes?
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A 44-year old asked:
What hormone accelerates glucose transport through cell membranes?
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A 33-year old asked:
What does this mean? "Epiretinal membrane over the mascular area"?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it possible to do a membrane sweep even if the cervix is closed?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: tympanic membrane repair?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What are mucus membranes and how and why are they affected by asthma?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: prolonged rupture of membranes?
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A 47-year old asked:
Please tell me what does epiretinal membrane over the mascular area mean?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Can the TMj disc perforate the timpanic membrane in case of disc displacement?
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A 20-year old female asked:
How effective is a membrane sweep at 40 weeks 3.5 CM and more than 70% effaced?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Im 4cm and 80% effaced had a membrane sweep and contractions stopped? Did it not work?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Some months I get a rubbery pink or brown "plug"/membrane discharge before ovulation. Is this normal?
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A female asked:
Hi, had a membrane sweep yesterday. I now have a brownish discharge with unpleasant smell :-(. Is this normal?
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A 59-year old female asked:
I have a epiretinal membrane. Dr said he isn't too concerned but will check it in a year. Why does it need to be monitored?
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A 26-year old female asked:
38 weeks 4 days 20% effaced 1-2 CM dialated had my membranes scraped today 4th baby. What are the chances of havicng baby within the next 3 days?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I just want to ask how far is mucus membrane from anus opening ? Is it inside inner sphincter ? Someone told me it is 2 to 3 CM from the opening?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What is rupture of membranes, is that the water breaking?
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A 38-year old asked:
If my membranes ruptured in pregnancy what would it smell like?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Can Monistat give a false positive on a pH paper for leakage of membranes?
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