Learning Objectives • Describe the pathophysiology of autonomic dysreflexia. • Recognize signs and symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia. • Describe prevention and treatment of autonomic dysreflexia in labor. Pathophysiology • Occurs…
Learning Objectives • Describe the clinical presentation of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy. • Discuss appropriate management of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy. Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor that arises from chromaffin cells of the…
Learning Objectives • Describe the pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis. • Identify pregnancy-related risks of myasthenia gravis. • Describe management of a myasthenic crisis. Pathophysiology • Autoimmune disease resulting from antibodies…
Learning Objectives • Describe the pathophysiology of amniotic fluid embolism. • List risk factors for amniotic fluid embolism. • Identify clinical presentation of amniotic fluid embolism. • Describe a management…
Learning Objectives • Recognize clinical presentation of thyrotoxicosis. • Describe management of thyrotoxicosis in pregnancy. Thyroid storm and thyrotoxic heart failure are life-threatening hypermetabolic states in pregnancy. Thermoregulation, cardiovascular, nervous,…
Learning Objectives • Identify risk factors for diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy. • Recognize presentation of diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy. • Describe management algorithm for diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy. Diabetic ketoacidosis…
Learning Objectives • Recognize the presentation of eclampsia. • Describe management priorities for a patient with eclampsia. Eclampsia is defined as new-onset, generalized, tonic-clonic seizures or coma in a patient…
Learning Objectives • List risk factors for uterine inversion. • Recognize clinical presentation of uterine inversion. • Describe management of uterine inversion. Uterine inversion occurs when the fundus of the…
Learning Objectives • Define postpartum hemorrhage. • Discuss technique for quantification of blood loss. • Manage postpartum hemorrhage. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is defined as cumulative blood loss greater than or…
