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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
organ injury • Eclampsia ... preeclampsia or eclampsia ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
• Preeclampsia/eclampsia ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
levels ↑ in pre-eclampsia ... ancestry, pre-eclampsia ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Hypermagnesemia
Increased magnesium load
 - Magnesium-containing laxatives, antacids, or enemas
 - Treatment of pre-edampsia/eclampsia (mothers
Treatment of pre-edampsia ... /eclampsia (mothers
REBEL Review 95: Treatment of Eclampsia 

#eclampsia #management #obgyn #hypertension #treatment #medications #obstetrics
: Treatment of Eclampsia ... #eclampsia
Hypertension in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pre-existing Hypertension - Before Pregnancy OR <20 weeks gestational age
Hypertension with Pre-Eclampsia ... Hypertension with Pre-Eclampsia ... • Pre-Eclampsia ... Seizures/Coma - Eclampsia
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
mass OB: • Eclampsia ... /Pre-Eclampsia
Hypertension in Pregnancy - Classification

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

1) Chronic
damage. 4) Eclampsia ... #Preeclampsia #Eclampsia
Typical medications used in the acute phase include nifedipine, labetalol, and hydralazine, with ACOG suggesting that
Obstetrics #Obgyn #Eclampsia
Hypertensive Emergency and Hypertensive Crisis - Blood Pressure Targets
 • Hypertensive Emergency
 • Ischemic Stroke (w/
Pregnancy (pre-eclampsia