São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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The prevalence of congenital abnormalities in general populations is approximately 3-5%. One of the most important applications of obstetric ultrasound is in detection of fetal structural defects. ⋯ Ultrasound is safe and has utility for detecting fetal anomalies that are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. However, the low sensitivity of ultrasound for detecting fetal anomalies in unselected populations limits its utility for providing reassurance to examiners and to pregnant women with normal results.
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Package leaflets of medicines need to be intelligible, but tools for their evaluation are scarce. ⋯ LiS-RPL is a validated tool for evaluating subjects' satisfaction with medicine package leaflets.