Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Shortness of Breath in Pregnancy: Differentiating Physiology from Pathology in Urgent Care

Urgent Message: As shortness of breath and edema are common in pregnancy, urgent care clinicians must distinguish patients with normal physiologic changes from those with emergent conditions like venous thromboembolism, hypertension, eclampsia, and cardiomyopathy. John Ramos, MMS, PA-C, CAQ-EM Key Words: Ambulatory Care; Differential Diagnosis; Dyspnea; Pregnancy Complications; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular Abstract Background: Physiologic changes in pregnancy contribute to shortness of breath and edema. However, these symptoms can also be caused by serious etiologies including …

Postpartum Presentations: When Risk Arises After Delivery – Shortness of Breath

Urgent Message: Shortness of breath presentations for postpartum patients in urgent care should prompt consideration of venous thromboembolism or peripartum cardiomyopathy, or more benign conditions like deconditioning, bronchitis, or anxiety. Alexa Bailey, DO; Lauren Kostandaras, DO; Hannah Poorman, BS; Michael Weinstock, MD; Catherine Neal, DO. Key Words: Shortness Of Breath, Postpartum, Venous Thromboembolism, VTE, Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT, Pulmonary Embolism, PE, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Editor’s Note: The patient case scenario is hypothetical. Abstract Background: The postpartum …

Pregnant Female with Shortness of Breath

Shortness of Breath in Pregnancy: Differentiating Physiology from Pathology in Urgent Care

Postpartum Presentations: When Risk Arises After Delivery – Shortness of Breath

The Case of a 28-Year-Old Pregnant Female with Shortness of Breath

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