Almost 10% of pregnant women have hypertension:Pre-existing: 1%, Gestational hypertension: 5-6%, Preeclampsia: 2% Chronic hypertension (in pregnancy): systolic BP 140+ or diastolic BP 90+ began before pregnancy – severe: if systolic…
OB/GYN
Trauma is the leading cause of non-obstetric death in pregnant women. MVAs and intimate partner violence account for most cases. Let’s first discuss the physiological changes to consider when managing a pregnant patient in a trauma. M…
Vital Signs: HR and BP Traditionally in medical school we were taught that physiologic changes in pregnancy caused a drop in BP and an increase in HR but generally it was not well-defined if a new range of criteria was required to be consid…
So you’re in the ED and a G9P8 patient at 40w2d rolls in with contractions every 3 minutes. Before sending the patient upstairs you do a brief examination and you see this… You deliver the baby flawlessly and even protect…
