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Re: Ultrasound & Down's - Are We As Good As We Think? From: Allen Worrall (jworrall@alaska.net) Wed Feb 28 11:02:47 2001 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: OBGYN.net Community News: "February OBGYN.net Update" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Ultrasound & Down's - Are We As Good As We Think?" Maybe in reply to: art fougner, md: "Ultrasound & Down's - Are We As Good As We Think?" Next in thread: Richard M. Roberts: "Re: Ultrasound & Down's - Are We As Good As We Think?" Art - I think Drs Filly and Benacerraf are telling us the same thing: these markers have to be used with wisdom and discretion and with the exception of nuchal fold, an isolated single soft marker probably is meaningless and we should not terrify the patient. Still, there are numerous accounts of a Down fetus with only one minor marker or no markers at all. Thus the medical/legal dilemma: with a little bad luck, by failing to mention an isolated minor marker, you could be in hot water. Then we have Dr. DeVore's 91% detection, not using serum screening at all. I must say, some of the responses on the recent thread have shaken my confidence in triple screen. -- Allen Worrall Next message: OBGYN.net Community News: "February OBGYN.net Update" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Ultrasound & Down's - Are We As Good As We Think?" Maybe in reply to: art fougner, md: "Ultrasound & Down's - Are We As Good As We Think?" Next in thread: Richard M. Roberts: "Re: Ultrasound & Down's - Are We As Good As We Think?"

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