Posts Tagged ‘pulmonary hypertension’

Cardiac Arrest after a Cesarean Section

Posted by Sara Fazio • December 28th, 2012

In the latest Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital, a 43-year-old woman had bradycardia, hypotension, and apnea after cesarean section for placenta previa. Examination revealed pulseless electrical activity. Diagnostic procedures were performed, and management decisions were made. There are three varieties of emboli to be considered in an obstetrical emergency. A thrombotic pulmonary embolus… Read More…

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Pulmonary Thrombotic Microangiopathy

Posted by Graham McMahon • January 6th, 2012

In our latest Clinical Problem-Solving article, a 50-year-old woman presented with fatigue and shortness of breath. Dyspnea after moderate exertion had developed gradually, along with profound malaise and a nonproductive cough. In the 48 hours before admission, her shortness of breath had worsened.     The clinicopathological syndrome of subacute cor pulmonale caused by tumor microemboli to… Read More…

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