OBGYN PGY3. MedEd enthusiast, passionate about the art of medicine & medically complex pregnancies (#CardioObstetrics). Re-tweets w/o comment = my to-read list.
Aug 19, 2020 • 21 tweets • 6 min read
What 💊 provides ovarian cancer risk reduction, menstrual cycle regulation + symptom control, and pregnancy prevention? Oral contraception a.k.a. “birth control pills.”
Intimidated by prescribing hormones? Here's what you need to know to prescribe safely and effectively.
First, make sure that an OCP is appropriate for your patient. My favorite source is the CDC Medical Eligibility Criteria: cdc.gov/reproductivehe…
Aug 13, 2020 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
🚨Code Blue🚨 = patient in cardiac arrest. You've got your ACLS algorithms ready to go.
But…what if that patient is PREGNANT? 😳
I’ll leave ACLS pearls to my Medicine and EM colleagues. They all still apply! Here are a few notable things about running a maternal code.
Start the timer immediately. Not only will you need this for the code, but 4min after cardiac arrest, it’s time to perform a resuscitative hysterotomy. More on that later. 2/
