Diabetes in Pregnancy
INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND Print Section Listen KEY QUESTIONS How do you recognize and treat diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)? How do you manage newly diagnosed or uncontrolled diabetic patients who are admitted for glycemic…
Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring for the OB/GYN Hospitalist
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen KEY QUESTIONS What are the limitations from a management perspective of the three-category system of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) for…
Dermatologic Conditions in Pregnancy
PEMPHIGOID GESTATIONIS Print Section Listen KEY QUESTIONS How does pemphigoid gestationis (PG) present? What are the risks to the mother and the fetus with PG? How do you diagnose PG?…
Hyperemesis
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Print Section Listen KEY CLINICAL QUESTIONS What is nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG)? What are the maternal and fetal risks of NVP…
Obstetrical Pharmacology
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Almost half of all women report using four or more medications (other than prenatal vitamins) during their pregnancy.1 In one study of eight US health maintenance…
Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Pregnancy
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen KEY QUESTIONS How does an OB/GYN hospitalist treat a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with a detectable viral load (VL)? A nondetectable VL? What is…
Headaches in Pregnancy
INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND Print Section Listen KEY QUESTIONS How do you recognize a concerning headache that needs imaging? How do you differentiate among the common primary headache disorders (migraine, tension, cluster, etc.)?…
Cervical Insufficiency
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen KEY QUESTIONS What are the diagnostic criteria for cervical insufficiency? What are the indications for history-indicated, ultrasound-indicated, and exam-indicated cerclage? Is an amniocentesis necessary before performing…
Blood Product Replacements
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen KEY QUESTIONS What risks are associated with blood component therapy? What are the commonly used blood components and their relevant pretransfusion tests? What options expedite transfusion…
Asthma in Pregnancy
INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND Print Section Listen KEY QUESTIONS How does pregnancy affect maternal respiratory physiology? What are the effects of pregnancy on asthma? What are the risks associated with asthma in pregnancy,…
