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Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive ... Emergencies in Pregnancy ... hypotension, rash #Hypertensive ... #Emergency #Pregnancy ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Hypertension in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pre-existing Hypertension - Before Pregnancy OR <20 weeks gestational age
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Primary • Secondary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #obstetrics ... #obgyn
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... urgency or emergency ... based on repeat clinic ... #HTN #Secondary
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
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Causes of Growth ... - Differential Diagnosis ... over course of pregnancy ... Cerebral palsy secondary ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... previously stable values ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Pregnancy-associated
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
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Causes of Intrauterine ... Algorithm Fetal ... • Gestational hypertension ... GrowthRestriction #Pregnancy ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • Hypertensive ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... Rule out other causes ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology #OBGyn