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Opioids in Early Pregnancy May Be Tied to Birth Defects (CME/CE)

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  1. 03-03-2011, 12:51 PM #1
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    (MedPage Today) -- Women who take opioid analgesics in the month before and during the early months of pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects in their babies, researchers say...

    Opioids in Early Pregnancy May Be Tied to Birth Defects (CME/CE) (click here for the full article at MedPage Today)

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    Sad News...
    C4-5: Mild disc height loss with central annular fissure. Small broad-based left paracentral disc protrusion. Moderate central canal stenosis-the disc protrusion abuts and mildly flattens the left ventral surface of the spinal canal.

    C5-6: Disc desiccation with mild height loss.Diffuse discosteophyte bulge and uncovertebral joint hypertrophy, moderate central canal stenosis- Severe neuroforaminal stenosis bilaterally, right greater than left
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