OBAb: Hypertensive Disorder Flashcards
How do you diagnose gestational HPN?
- BP >= 140/90 after 20 weeks AOG in a previous normotensive
- No evidence of pre-eclampsia
- Hypertension resolves 12 weeks post partum
Criteria for preeclampsia
- BP >= 140/90 after 20 weeks AOG in a previous normotensive
- Proteinuria >= 300mg/24hr OR PCR >=3.0 OR +1 dipstick
- Thrombocytopenia < 100,000/uL
- Renal insufficiency Crea >1.1 or 2x baseline
- AST ALT 3x
- Cerebral symptoms
Criteria for preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hpn
- Chronic HPN +
- NEW ONSET PROTEINURIA ( no proteinuria <20 weeks AOG) plus
Sudden increase in proteinuria OR
Sudden increase in BP if with proteinuria <20 weeks AOG
plus
Thrombocytopenia
Criteria for pre-eclampsia with severe features
- BP >= 160/>=110
- (+) thrombocytopenia
- (+/-) proteinuria
- (+) Oliguria
- Elevated serum creatinine
How do you give Magnesium Sulfate for seizure protection?
- Loading dose: 4g SIVP, 5g IM at each buttocks (Total 14mg)
- Maintenance dose: 5g IM on alternating buttocks q6h x 4 doses (total of 20mg in 24hours)
Antidote: Calcium gluconate 1g SIVP
____ meqs/L where patient given MgSO4 presents with respiratory depression
10-12 meqs/L
At 12meqs/L, respiratory arrest can happen
>12meqs/L, altered consciousness
Antidote: Calcium gluconate 1g SIVP
___ meqs/L is the therapeutic dose for MgSO4 as seizure protection
4-7 meqs/L
Antidote: Calcium gluconate 1g SIVP
Cite the Tennessee Criteria for HELLP syndrome
- LDH >600 IU/L
- AST/ALT 2x elevated
- PC <100,000/uL
Cite the Mississippi Criteria for HELLP syndrome
All: LDH >=600
I PC <50 | AST/ALT >= 70
II PC 50-100 | AST/ALT >= 70
III PC 100-150 | AST/ALT >= 40
What is the BP Goal in Eclapmsia?
140/90 - 155/105
What is the most accepted risk factor of gestational hypertension?
hypertensive disorder
___ refers to immunologic habituation to paternal antigens through contact between the sperm and female GIT
immunologic habituation
___ refers to hypertension without proteinuria after 20 weeks gestation; BP returns to normal 12 weeks post partum
Gestatonal hypertenstion
If the BP known patient with GH became normal at 13 weeks postpartum, she can be labeled as?
Transient HPN
After 12 weeks, you can confirm if its transient or chronic HPN
Oliguria is a severe feature of pre-eclampsia. What is the expected UO of these patients?
<400 to 500mL/day
What are the renal changes in patients with pre-eclampsia?
- Decreased GFR
- Glomerular endotheliosis blocking filtration barrier
- increased endothelial leak causing elevated urine Na
- Increased excretion of urinary podocyte
What are the contraindications to conservative management of pre-eclampsia?
- Persistent symptoms of hypertension
- Fetal compromise
- Signs beginning HELLP
What is the dose of calcium to prevent pre-eclampsia syndrome?
High dose Calcium
1.5 to 2 grams per day before 32 weeks
When will you start aspirin for patients with pre-eclampsia to prevent pre-eclampsia syndrome?
Low dose aspiring
60 to 80 mg/day to start on the 2nd trimester
[Gestational HPN]
What are you indications for hospitalization and delivery for GH patients?
A. AOG >40 weeks
OR
B. AOG >/ 37 weeks if:
- Bishop >5
- Fetal weight <10th percentile
- Non reactive NST
C. AOG >34 weeks with
- Labor
- Ruptured membranes
- Vaginal bleeding
- Abnormal BPS
- Criteria for severe preeclampsia
What is the sonological monitoring schedule of patients with severe pre-eclampsia?
- Assess fetal size every 2 weeks
- BPS and AFI twice weekly
- Umbilical artery doppler once a week
- NST daily
What are examples of your severe features associated with preeclampsia?
- RUQ or epigastric pain
- Platelet <100,000/mL
- Transaminase 2x above nromal
- Serum crea >1.1 or 1.2mg/dL in the absence of renal disease
- Oliguria <400-500mg/day
- Pulmonary edema
- Severe headache, altered mental statu
- partial or total loss of vision in normal appearing eye