Project Chair, Obstetric Emergencies in Non-Obstetric Settings American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Pregnancy is characterized by distinct maternal physiologic changes, and with these changes, comes vulnerability to several urgent conditions unique to patients who are pregnant or have recently been pregnant. The College of Urgent Care Medicine recently partnered with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop resources for the recognition and initial treatment of patients presenting to Urgent Care centers with signs and symptoms of an obstetric emergency. These resources on cardiovascular disease in pregnancy and postpartum, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and postpartum, and postpartum hemorrhage will be presented in this session, with plenty of time for questions, discussions, and worst-case-scenario brainstorming!
Learning Objectives: 1. Identify signs and symptoms consistent with cardiovascular disease in pregnancy and postpartum 2. Discuss essential first steps in the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage 3. Be able to list parameters for blood pressure which are abnormal in the pregnant and postpartum patient and require further investigation and/or treatment
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