Browsing: OB/GYN

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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Social EM , OB/GYN

Health Policy Journal Club: Bullet on Board

6/6/2022 Diana Halloran, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD
A new study shows how firearm restrictions reduce the deaths of pregnant women and new mothers. The Health Policy Journal Club highlights what that can mean for emergency medicine.
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Trauma , OB/GYN , Hematology

Hemoperitoneum in a Reproductive-Age Woman

4/8/2021 Rolando Israel Castillo, DO , David Levy, DO , Adam Schwartz, DO
Hemoperitoneum during pregnancy is an emergent condition that places the mother and fetus at risk.
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OB/GYN

Preeclampsia Complicated by a Cerebrovascular Accident, Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome, or Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstrictive Syndrome?

8/17/2020 Nicholas A. Gonzalez Jr., MD , Michael Light, MD , Kevin A. O'Toole, MD, MPH, FACEP
Preeclampsia is a life-threatening obstetric condition on a spectrum of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Can you determine which rare complicating factor is at play in this case?
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OB/GYN , Trauma

Plus One: Care of the Pregnant Trauma Patient

8/17/2020 R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, FACEPP , Youssef Annous, MD , Yasmin Hasbini, MD
Management of a pregnant trauma patient can be challenging, you must be aware of the anatomical and physiological changes of pregnancy in addition to the clinical implications these changes have in a
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OB/GYN

Rethinking Emergency Contraception

4/22/2020 Brigit Noon, MD , William W. Dixon, MD
Emergency contraception is a key intervention when treating sexual assault survivors. Two options are currently underutilized in the ED: ulipristal acetate and copper intrauterine device.
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OB/GYN

Ticking Time Bomb: Defusing Ectopic Pregnancy

2/11/2020 Blake Briggs, MD , Iltifat Husain, MD
Failure to appropriately manage this increasingly common pathology leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Are you prepared to step in and help?
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OB/GYN

Postpartum Preeclampsia: A Rare Complication

12/15/2018 Jazmyn Shaw , Erron Fritchman, MPH , Fred E. Kency Jr., MD
Pregnancy comes with no shortage of potential complications. This 2018 Case-Con research summary offers insight into a severe postpartum condition to guard against.
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OB/GYN

Approach to Postpartum Hemorrhage

8/18/2018 Amanda Deutsch, MD , Rohit B. Sangal, MD , Rebecca Feldman Hamm, MD
Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Knowing the risk factors can help make sure you're prepared before it becomes life-threatening.
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Clinical , OB/GYN

Postpartum Seizures

1/31/2018 Derek Hunt DO , Daniel Crane, MD , Samuel Brown, MD
Postpartum Seizures A 25-year-old female presents to the ED after experiencing 3 seizures at home. She was discharged 1 day prior after a primary cesarean section because of failure to progress. She
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OB/GYN , Consults , Consult Corner

Consult Corner OB-GYN

12/1/2016 EM Resident
Consult Corner OB-GYN Victoria Fitz, MD OB/GYN Resident University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC EMR: What is the most effective way to present an OB/GYN consult over the phone? CC: The goal sho