Jenny Beck-Esmay, MD
Assistant Residency Director
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai Morningside – Mount Sinai West
Twitter: @jbeckesmay
Objectives
- Review terminology and distinguishing features of hypertension, preeclampsia/eclampsia and HELLP syndrome
- Discuss necessary ED workup for postpartum patients presenting with elevated blood pressure
- Discuss blood pressure management options for postpartum patients
- Review the importance of protocolized blood pressure management for postpartum patients and encourage the development of such protocols at home institutions.
Outline
- Review epidemiology, terminology/definitions and diagnostic criteria of postpartum hypertension, preeclampsia/eclampsia and HELLP syndrome
- What ED workup is necessary?
- Overview of medication management options.
- Discuss importance of protocolized management (per ACOG guidelines)
- Review example protocol
- When do I need expert help?
Post Peer Reviewed By: Salim R. Rezaie, MD (Twitter: @srrezaie)
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