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Medical Category: Obstetrics and Gynecology

REBEL Core Cast – Basics of EM – Introduction

REBEL Core Cast – Basics of Emergency Medicine Podcast Welcome to the EMRA Basics of Emergency Medicine Podcast. I am your host EJ Wright, and the following series is an all encompassing approach to the most common chief complaints in …

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Rebellion21: Under Pressure – Postpartum Hypertensive Emergencies via Jenny Beck-Esmay, MD

In this 14-minute presentation from Rebellion in EM 2021, Dr. Jenny Beck-Esmay, MD discusses postpartum emergencies including hypertension, preeclampsia/eclampsia and HELLP syndrome.  All of these entities frequently present through the emergency department, and failure to recognize these disease processes can …

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

Respiratory Failure and Airway Management in the Pregnant Patient

Introduction: Respiratory failure is an uncommon but important complication in pregnancy and the postpartum period, occurring 1 in 500 pregnancies.1 Respiratory failure can result from pregnancy-related conditions, conditions exacerbated by pregnancy, or pathologies common to the general population (Table 1). …

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Obstetrics and GynecologyResuscitation

REBEL Core Cast 46.0 – Resuscitative Hysterotomy

Take Home Points This is a resuscitative hysterotomy – focus is on saving the mother first. Delivering the fetus can improve venous return thus increasing chance to save mom Don’t focus on gestational age to make the decision – if …

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

REBEL Core Cast 44.0 – Postpartum Hemorrhage

Take Home Points Watch for continued bleeding in excess of 500 ml or bleeding that is “more than normal.” Call it postpartum hemorrhage and start resuscitation Call your obstetric and/or surgical consultants early as operative intervention is often required Replace …

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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