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Precipitous Delivery and Postpartum Hemorrhage in the Emergency Department
 • Uncomplicated Delivery
 • Cephalic (head first)
Precipitous Delivery ... and Postpartum Hemorrhage ... #Emergency #obstetrics ... #obgyn #algorithm ... #management #baby
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management Algorithm
Cervical laceration
 → Direct pressure, silver nitrate for small laceration
 → Repair with
Post-abortion Hemorrhage ... Management Algorithm ... atony or unsure of cause ... while obtaining OBGYN ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Emergency Baby Delivery - Equipment Checklist
 • Sterile gloves
 • Sterile scissors
 • 2 Clamps for
Emergency Baby Delivery ... • 2 Clamps for umbilical ... important) & blood #Delivery ... checklist #Emergency #management ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Blood Loss: >500mL post vaginal delivery OR >1000 mL
Causes of Post-Partum ... Hemorrhage - Differential ... 500mL post vaginal delivery ... forceps/vacuum delivery ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions

Do 4 minutes into arrest if uterus above the umbilicus

1. Manage Arrest
 • Compressions,
Deliver • Push ... team for NRP • Deliver ... consider reversible causes ... #Instructions #Obstetrics ... #Emergency #management
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
 •
Causes of Growth ... Operative vaginal delivery ... • Post-partum hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Emergency Breech Baby Delivery 
OB able to take patient to the OR?  yes -> C-section
Emergency Breech Baby Delivery ... High risk for umbilical ... palpating pulsatile umbilical ... #Emergency #management ... #obstetrics #obgyn
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
• In obstetrics ... expedited delivery ... feto-placental oxygen delivery ... • Haemorrhage ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
pregnancy related cause ... Hemorrhage control ... PO Outpatient OBGYN ... Uterine #Bleeding #Management ... #Obstetrics #Gynecology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... center • Prompt Delivery ... Pregnancy #hepatology #obstetrics ... #obgyn #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology