HAP27: Pregnancy

The trainee will be able to evaluate the patient who presents with medical problems of pregnancy and produce a valid differential diagnosis, appropriate investigation and implement a management plan.

 
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Resus Drills in Practice (2019)
Resus Drills in Practice (2019)

This week we have been testing four of our recently released Resus Drills to see how well each works in practice and what we learned from staff feedback.

Lightning Learning: Precipitous Delivery
Lightning Learning: Precipitous Delivery

Precipitous or ‘unexpected’ deliveries are a stressful time, but they are infrequent in most UK Emergency Departments.

Lightning Learning: Perimortem C-section
Lightning Learning: Perimortem C-section

Perimortem C-section is an emergency surgical procedure performed on a pregnant woman in cardiac arrest in order to save her life.

Lightning Learning: Pre-eclampsia
Lightning Learning: Pre-eclampsia

Pre-eclampsia affects pregnant women from around Week 20 until soon after birth. If untreated it can progress to seizures (eclampsia) which can be life-threatening.

#SimBlog: Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy #3
#SimBlog: Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy #3

A 21-year-old female presenting with sudden onset right iliac fossa pain 6 hours ago.

Lightning Learning: Ectopic Pregnancy
Lightning Learning: Ectopic Pregnancy

An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilised egg implants and begins developing outside the uterus, affecting 1-in-80 pregnancies.

#SimBlog: Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy #2
#SimBlog: Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy #2

A 21-year-old female presenting with sudden onset right iliac fossa pain 6 hours ago. She's had 2 episodes of vomiting since the onset of pain.

#SimBlog: Eclampsia
#SimBlog: Eclampsia

27-year-old female. 33/40 primigravida, brought in by ambulance. She has been fitting for 10 mins.

#SimBlog: Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy #1
#SimBlog: Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy #1

21-year-old female, self-presented to ED with a 6-hour history of abdo pain and vomiting. She's had 2 loose stools.

Lightning Learning: Problems in Pregnancy
Lightning Learning: Problems in Pregnancy

Pregnant women are at increased risk of infections & sepsis. Signs & symptoms can be subtle.

 

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