Endometritis seems like a straightforward diagnosis. However, what do you need to know in the ED, and what are the keys to management?
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What medications are safe in pregnancy, and which should be avoided? This post evaluates medication use in pregnancy, providing pearls and pitfalls for everyday practice.
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) allows for gamete manipulation outside the body and includes in vitro fertilization (IVF). ART is gaining in popularity. These patients are monitored closely by a gynecologist, however certain dangerous illnesses may bring these patients to the emergency department. This post will review the basics of ART and its complications.
In Vitro Fertilization Patient and ED presentations: Pearls and Pitfalls Read More »
The pregnant patient with nausea and vomiting is something most providers want to avoid. A wide range of conditions can cause these symptoms in the pregnant patient, and these conditions can range from the benign morning sickness to life-threatening preeclampsia and acute fatty liver of pregnancy. What can you do to manage these patients while diagnosing severe disease?
Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: EM management Read More »
A great post by Core EM – Bringing core EM content to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Learn the common infections in pregnancy by Dr. Jenny Beck-Esmay, MD (@jbeckesmay)
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While on shift at a busy urban emergency department, you are notified by EMS dispatch of an ambulance en-route with a patient involved in a high-speed MVC. They report she is a female, in her 20s or 30s, who is obviously gravid, but of unknown gestational age. According to EMS vital signs are: HR 104, RR 25, BP 104/54, and SpO2 98% on room air. They are requesting activation of your trauma team.
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