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Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Emergencies in Pregnancy ... , fetal bradycardia ... bronchospasm; fetal ... , lupus-like syndrome ... #Emergency #Pregnancy
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Emergency criteria ... patients who have acute ... hypertension (e.g ... . pregnant women ... , such as: - Acute
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
that May Affect Fetal ... • Post-dates pregnancy ... Capacity: • Fetal ... Blood Flow: • Hypotension ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
An acute rise or ... previously stable values ... disturbance, or acute ... White-coat syndrome ... Pregnancy-associated
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
• Nephrotic Syndrome ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension ... • Pregnancy ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... • Sepsis • Acute
Low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin in lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) pregnancy

• No previous history of
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... (APS) pregnancy ... of gestation OR fetal ... History of "non-criteria ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
consciousness, hypertension ... or at work) - acute ... proptosis - hypertensive ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
, hypovolemia, hypotension ... arrest, Kounis syndrome ... abdominal pain and fecal ... symptoms #diagnosis #criteria
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Kidney failure, Pregnancy ... prednisone, NSAIDs), Acute ... failure, Pulmonary hypertension ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... Fatty liver of pregnancy