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Surely Youre Joking MR Feynman Adventures of A Cu PDF
Surely Youre Joking MR Feynman Adventures of A Cu PDF
Most importantly, they point out that this procedure is a screening test, not a diagnostic
one. This concept as well as the implications of cut-off levels for normal vs. abnormal
must be understood by primary-care providers as well as those to whom patients will be
referred. The wide-spread application of MS-AFP may be one of the most powerful
methods to detect fetal abnormalities, as witnessed by reports of its use to detect fetuses
at risk for other than neural tube defects.
Application of recombinant DNA methodologies are dealt with in two chapters by
Michael McCormick and Byron Burlingham. They both point out the exciting realities
and possibilities of this new technology. However, much work needs to be done to
simplify the procedures before they can become widely available.
Other techniques with more limited application such as fetoscopy, embryoscopy,
echocardiography, and fetal therapy are discussed by the contributors in the context of
what has been done thus far and what expectations we may have from them.
Overall, the editors have achieved their goal and have produced a readable, practical
guide to prenatal diagnosis. It should be recommended reading for anyone involved with
the care of women and their pregnancies.
BRUCE W. KoVACS
LACIUSC Women's Hospital
Los Angeles