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Ray Mercado
Researcher at Lincoln Hospital
Publications - 24
Citations - 218
Ray Mercado is an academic researcher from Lincoln Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pelvic inflammatory disease & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 24 publications receiving 175 citations.
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Primum non nocere: how active management became modus operandi for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.
Cassandra E. Henderson,Reena R. Shah,Sri Gottimukkala,Khaldun Ferreira,Abraham Hamaoui,Ray Mercado +5 more
TL;DR: The Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology does not endorse routine active management of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP)-affected pregnancies and the evolution of active management protocols for ICP is evaluated, finding no evidence to support the practice ofactive management for I CP.
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The risk of infant and fetal death by each additional week of expectant management in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy by gestational age.
TL;DR: The small sample size and intent-to-treat analysis of this randomized trial would call into question its use as evidence that active management of ICP-affected pregnancies is not a risk for a cesarean delivery.
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Gestational Gigantomastia Complicating Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Shadi Rezai,Jenna T. Nakagawa,John Tedesco,Annika Chadee,Sri Gottimukkala,Ray Mercado,Cassandra E. Henderson +6 more
TL;DR: The authors' patient presented with no endocrine or hematological abnormalities, adding to a review of the literature for differential diagnoses, workup, and management of cases of gestational gigantomastia with normal hormone levels.
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Prevalence and predictors of positive screening for postpartum depression in minority parturients in the South Bronx
TL;DR: Black and Hispanic parturients had similar rates of positive screens for PPD, but among the Hispanic women, immigrants had higher rates ofpositive screens, with those from Mexico, Central, and South America as the highest.
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Retained Intrauterine Device (IUD): Triple Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Mon-Lai Cheung,Shadi Rezai,Janelle M. Jackman,Neil D. Patel,Basem Z Bernaba,Omid Hakimian,Dilfuza Nuritdinova,Catherine L Turley,Ray Mercado,Takeko Takeshige,Sudha M Reddy,Paul N Fuller,Cassandra E. Henderson +12 more
TL;DR: Patients in whom uterine perforation and IUD migration are suspected should have appropriate evaluation that includes transvaginal or transabdominal ultrasound or radiographs to confirm the position of the IUD, regardless of whether they are asymptomatic or present with symptoms.