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Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
Postpartum Hemorrhage ... Uterotonic Medications ... • Oxytocin (causes ... Methylergonovine (causes ... preeclampsia or hypertension
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Hypotension / Shock ... oral intake • Hemorrhage ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... pancreatitis • Medication ... Algorithm #shock #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... taken at home, work ... Secondary Causes ... licorice • Medications ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... - subarachnoid hemorrhage ... intracerebral hemorrhage ... at home or at work ... late pregnancy or postpartum
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... such as retinal hemorrhages ... Causes: • Vascular ... #Workup #causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage ... Management Uterine Atony ... to first line atony ... contraindicated in hypertension ... / Cesarean #Postpartum
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... Extracranial: Medications ... arteritis Vascular: Hypertension ... Dissection, Aneurysm, Hemorrhage ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Blood Loss: >500mL post vaginal delivery OR >1000 mL
Causes of Post-Partum ... Hemorrhage - Differential ... section Uterine Atony ... Hemophilia A) #PostPartum ... #Hemorrhage #PPH
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
, lntracranial hypertension ... , lntracranial hemorrhage ... no neurological cause ... : • Trauma • Medication
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... Finger glucose • Medication ... NCCT) head (r/o hemorrhage ... Evaluate underlying cause ... #CVA #stroke #workup