Pulse Pressure as a Hemodynamic Parameter in Preeclampsia with Severe Features Accompanied by Fetal Growth Restriction.

: Modern management of preeclampsia can be optimized by tailoring the targeted treatment of hypertension to an individual's hemodynamic profile. Growing evidence suggests different phenotypes of preeclampsia, including those with a hyperdynamic profile and those complicated by uteroplacental insufficiency. Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is believed to be a result of uteroplacental insufficiency.

Evaluating ventricular function with B-type natriuretic peptide in obstetric patients.

Objective: To determine if a rapid serum assay for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) provides information regarding ventricular function in obstetric patients with acute dyspnea.

Study Design: A review of 17 charts for 15 patients was undertaken. Seven patients had preeclampsia, 3 had preterm labor treated with aggressive tocolysis, and 5 had underlying cardiac and/or pulmonary disease.

Hyperemesis gravidarum: outcomes and complications with and without total parenteral nutrition.

Objective: To evaluate the obstetric and medical complications with hyperemesis gravidarum, comparing those who were supported with total parenteral nutrition (TPN group) and those who did not receive TPN (non-TPN group).

Study Design: The medical records of women with a diagnosis of hyperemesis gravidarum (ICD-9 code 643) admitted to Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, New York, between January 1995 and December 1998, were reviewed. A total of 166 subjects were identified and 192 admissions reviewed.

Poorly differentiated large cell adenocarcinoma of the lung metastatic to the placenta: a case report.

Background: Cancer is an uncommon diagnosis during pregnancy. Advanced disease is unusual; metastasis to the placenta is exceptionally rare. Primary cancers that have been reported to produce placental metastasis include melanoma, breast, hematologic and lung.