Fulminant antenatal pulmonary oedema in a woman with hypertension and superimposed preeclampsia

2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd..

An asymptomatic 40-year-old para 1 black African woman with pre-existing hypertension and a booking blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg, was admitted with superimposed preeclampsia diagnosed because of worsening hypertension and significant proteinuria at 27+5 weeks gestation. Antenatally, her blood pressure was controlled with labetalol, and blood tests including serum creatinine were within normal limits for pregnancy. Three days later, the patient developed severe hypertension despite treatment, and reported sudden onset severe shortness of breath; oxygen saturations on air dropped to 93%. Auscultation revealed widespread crepitations leading to a working diagnosis of pulmonary oedema. Despite appropriate management, respiratory function continued to deteriorate and she required intubation, ventilation and emergency caesarean section under general anaesthesia. A live male infant was delivered floppy and was intubated and resuscitated. He awaits discharge home on oxygen. The mother's pulmonary oedema resolved postpartum. Echocardiogram showed left ventricular hypertrophy but normal left ventricular function and the patient's hypertension is being controlled on medication.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2015

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BMJ case reports - 2015(2015) vom: 25. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kubota-Sjogren, Yukiko [VerfasserIn]
Nelson-Piercy, Catherine [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antihypertensive Agents
Case Reports
Journal Article
Labetalol
R5H8897N95

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Date Completed 12.09.2016

Date Revised 01.02.2019

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bcr-2015-212751

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM255001177