lecture delivered by Dr Sujoy Dasgupta at BOGSCON 42, the Annual Conference of Bengal Obstetric and Gynaecological Society, where he was invited as Faculty in a session on "Difficult Clinical Scenario in Pregnancy"
4. What your mind does not know,
eyes cannot see
Physiological Haematological
Anxiety/ Hyperventilation • Severe Anaemia
Respiratory • Pulmonary Embolism
• Status Asthmaticus • Acute Chest Syndrome (Sickle Crisis)
• Penumonia Metabolic
• Interstitial Lung Ds- SLE • Amniotic Fluid Embolism
• ARDS • Anaphylaxis
• Pneumothorax • Diabetic ketoacidosis
Cardio-vascular • Thyrotoxicosis
• Severe Preeclampsia • Renal Failure
• Mitral Stenosis Drug Induced
• Periparum Cardiomyopathy Neurological
• Acute Myocardial Infarction • Myasthenic crisis
• Arrhythmia • Gullain Burry Syndrome
5. Be practical
“The rarer the disease you
diagnose,
the rarer is the possibility that you
are correct”
6. Categorize the patient
Is she known to you?
Yes
Risk factors known
Asthma
Heart Disease
Hypertension
Diabetes
Anaemia
Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome
Age
Parity
Obesity
Family H/O
No known risk
factors
No
Needs detailed
history
7. Categorize the patient
Is she known to you?
Yes
Risk factors known
Asthma
Heart Disease
Hypertension
Diabetes
Anaemia
Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome
Age
Parity
Obesity
Family H/O
No known risk
factors
No
Needs detailed
history
8. Categorize the patient
Is she known to you?
Yes
Risk factors known
Asthma
Heart Disease
Hypertension
Diabetes
Anaemia
Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome
Age
Parity
Obesity
Family H/O
No known risk
factors
No
Needs detailed
history
9. Categorize the patient
Is she known to you?
Yes
Risk factors known
Asthma
Heart Disease
Hypertension
Diabetes
Anaemia
Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome
Age
Parity
Obesity
Family H/O
No known risk
factors
No
Needs detailed
history
18. Actions Patient Collapsed?
No
Prop up position
Pulse Oxymetry
High flow O2
Stimulate
Assess Response
Yes
Unresponsive
(Shock)
Responsive
19. Actions Patient Collapsed?
No
Prop up position
Pulse Oxymetry
High flow O2
Stimulate
Assess Response
Yes
Unresponsive
(Shock)
Responsive
Airway- Check for obstruction
Breathing- O2, LMA, Intubate
Circulation- IV Access
Left Lateral Tilt
Advanced Life Support
24. Physiological changes
• Bounding/collapsing
pulse
• Sinus tachcardia
• Ejection systolic murmur
• Loud first heart sound
• Third heart sound
• Ectopic beats
• Peripheral oedema
ECG 15ο left axis deviation
ST segment depression
T-wave inversion in V1, V2 III
Q wave in lead III, AVF
Chest Xray ↑cardiac silhoutte
D-dimer ↑
Tidal volume ↑ 40%
FRC ↓20%
Respiratory Rate Unchanged
PEFR/ FEV1 Unchanged
Vital Capacity Unchanged
PaO2 ↑ (105 mm Hg)
PaCO2 ↓ (32 mm Hg)
pH ↑ (7.42)
SpO2 Unchanged
25. • ↓ O2-carrying capacity
• ↑ CPR circulation demands
• ↓Venous Return
• Hypoxia develops more quickly
• ↓ buffering capacity, acidosis more likely
• Difficult intubation and ventilation
• ↑ Risk of aspiration
Problems in management
26. Management in ICU
• Fetal oxygenation can be
maintained if PaO2 >65 mm
Hg and PaCO2 <45 mm Hg
• Consider EFM if admitted to
ICU
27. Definitive Management
Obstetric Management
• Assess need of delivery
• Antenatal steroids for fetal lung
maturation
• Avoid tocolytics
• Decide timing and mode of delivery
• Regional Anaesthesia ≥24 hours after
last therapeutic dose of LMWH
28. Last Ditch Effort
• Perimortem CS
• Plan- if no response to CPR
within 4 minutes
• Perform- within 5 minutes of
starting CPR
• Theatre is not needed
34. Case 3
• 39 years, P3+0, BMI 35 Kg/m2
• Past Obst H/O- NAD
• Chronic hypertensive- controlled on α-methyl dopa
• C/O increasing dyspnoea, severe at night and on lying flat
• O/E- BP- 130/90 mm Hg, B/L coarse crackles, raised JVP, B/L pedal
oedema
• Bedside Echo- EF 40%, all 4 chambers dilated
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
35. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
• Risk factors- Age >35 years, black race,
twin, hypertensive
• High chance of recurrence
• Form of dilated cardiomyopathy
• O2, Vasodilators, Diuretics, Digoxin,
LMWH Prophylaxis
36. Case 4
• 43 years, P0+0, IVF conception
• Overt DM (controlled)
• C/O vomiting, epigastric pain f/b chest pain and acute breathlessness
• O/E- P- 150 bpm, SBP- 40 mm Hg, cold extremities, quiet S1
• CBG- 106 mg/dl, urine ketone -ve
• ECG- ST elevation in most leads
• Troponin T+ve
Acute Myocardial Infarction
37. Acute Myocardial Infarction
• Pregnancy- increases risk of AMI
• Coronary Dissection- almost peculiar to
pregnancy
• Troponin-T test in all new chest pain in
pregnancy
• Antiplatelets, Percutaneous Coronary
Interventions, Thrombolytics
• Delay delivery by 2 weeks, if possible- to
allow myocardium to heal
38. Case 5
• Came to you for the first time
• C/O severe breathlessness, cough, haemptysis and palpitation
• O/E- Pulse- 160 bpm, irregular, B/L crackles, loud S1, soft mid-
diastolic murmur
• H/O irregular ANC done at PHC- P0+1
• H/O fever and joint pain in childhood
Mitral Stenosis
39. Mitral Stenosis
• Auscultate CVS and chest at 1st ANC
visit
• Pregnancy worsens stenotic heart
disease
• Fluid restriction, rest, diuretics, β-
blockers
• Antiarrhythmics- most are category C
41. Influenza
• Tends to be severe in pregnancy
• Consider vaccination
• Prophylactic/ therapeutic
Oseltamivir/ Zanamivir are safe
in pregnancy
42. Case 7
• 32 years, P0+2
• Known case of sickle cell disease (HbSS)
• C/O chest pain and dyspnoea
• O/E- Tachypnoea, tachycardia, pallor
• Chest X-ray- new infiltrates
Acute Chest Syndrome
43. Acute Chest Syndrome
• More frequent in pregnancy
• O2, IV fluid, rest, antibiotics,
LMWH prophylaxis
• Exchange transfusion
• Prophylactic transfusion- not
recommended
• Analgesics- Do not give Pethidine
44. Case 8
• 29 years, P1+0
• No apparent risk factors
• C/O abdominal pain
• O/E- False labour
• Received pain-relief medication
• Sudden onset dyspnoea and vomiting
• Relieved by O2 and injection ondansetron
Tramadol induced respiratory depression
45. Take Home Message
• Think about common and life-threatening causes
• Diagnosis and management should proceed
simultaneously
• Involve MDT