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Hypertension in Pregnancy - Classification

Elevation in blood pressure >140 mmHg systolic, or >90 mmHg diastolic.

1) Chronic
Pregnancy - Classification ... of pregnancy: hypertension ... up to 4 weeks postpartum ... #Hypertension #Pregnancy ... #Definitions #Obstetrics
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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of Pregnancy Chronic ... persists > 12 weeks postpartum ... evidence of organ injury ... finding of organ injury ... htn #obstetrics
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
consciousness, hypertension ... at home or at work ... proptosis - hypertensive ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... or postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
to 5 months postpartum ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... up to 8 weeks postpartum ... Karan Desai MD, MPH
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... - Workup and Differential ... or acute kidney injury ... Pregnancy-associated ... #Workup #causes
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage ... Atony (80%) - Most PPH ... contraindicated in hypertension ... / Cesarean #Postpartum ... Diagnosis #Management #obstetrics
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
benign intracranial hypertension ... Female gender - Pregnancy ... serotonergic drugs - Postpartum ... history of SAH - Hypertension—severe ... - Traumatic injury