FEAR The HELLP (& Liver Rupture); RESPECT The Mag

Podcast family, in this episode we will reply to 2 questions raised by our 2 of our podcast family members. The first pertains to a real world, HORRIBLE tragedy of hepatic rupture in pregnancy (no identifiable information released). We will review how and why this happens and what is the single, 5-letter, clinical diagnosis that makes this a possibility. Secondly, we will answer this question: Can MagSo4 ALONE lead to pulmonary edema. The answer is YES. Listen in for details.1. ACOG PB 222;20202. COMMONLY USED MAGNESIUM SULFATE UNCOMMONLY CAUSING PULMONARY EDEMAVYATA, VISHRUTH et al.CHEST, Volume 162, Issue 4, A10293. Singh Y, Kochar S, Biswas M, Singh KJ. Hepatic Rupture Complicating HELLP Syndrome in Pregnancy. Med J Armed Forces India. 2009 Jan;65(1):89-90. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(09)80072-5. Epub 2011 Jul 21. PMID: 27408207; PMCID: PMC4921511.4. Escobar Vidarte MF, Montes D, Pérez A, Loaiza-Osorio S, José Nieto Calvache A. Hepatic rupture associated with preeclampsia, report of three cases and literature review. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Aug;32(16):2767-2773. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1446209.

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