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Abstract Number: 55
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In the US, the increase in pre-existing maternal conditions and aging of the maternal population has resulted in a shift towards indirect causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Indirect causes of morbidity and mortality result from previous existing disease or disease that developed during pregnancy and which were not due to direct obstetric causes, but which were […]
Abstract Number: 539
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 31 year old primigravida African American woman who presented to her post-partum follow up clinic visit two weeks after Cesarean section delivery of a preterm live infant at 29 weeks. She was found to be in hypertensive emergency (220/120 mmHg), with complaints of acute diffuse abdominal pain, […]
Abstract Number: 608
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 22 year-old G1P1000 pregnant woman at 24 weeks presented with hypertensive urgency and newly diagnosed intrauterine growth restriction in the setting of pre-eclampsia. On admission her physical exam and laboratory data were unremarkable. The patient was admitted to maternal fetal medicine for closer fetal monitoring. On hospital day (HD) 9 she began […]
Abstract Number: 643
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 20-year-old, nine weeks pregnant female attempted suicide by hanging. Following CPR for fifteen minutes she had a spontaneous return of the circulation. Myoclonic jerks and generalized seizures secondary to anoxic brain injury were noted. Two days later, her brainstem reflexes were absent. Transcranial Doppler revealed no blood flow and she was declared brain […]
Abstract Number: 850
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 40-year-old previously healthy female, G5 P2, approximately 26 weeks pregnant. The patient presented with midsternal chest pain radiating to the neck and shoulder. Antacids and rehydration had failed to relieve the pain and finally she called 911 as her pain was worsening. Pre-hospital EKG showed a 3 […]