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- Thu Oct 14, 639582 6:23 pm
- Forum: Ask the Experienced
- Topic: spot urine PCR test
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6682
Re: spot urine PCR test
300 in 24 hours is considered diagnostic for preeclampsia (along with blood pressure over 140/90). So 600 may sound low in comparison to people with protein in the thousands, but it is still preeclampsia, and well over the diagnostic level. "Severe" vs "mild" is not always a useful distinction but p...
- Wed Jul 11, 639579 2:22 pm
- Forum: Ask the Experienced
- Topic: When would OBs want to start BP meds?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2767
Re: When would OBs want to start BP meds?
Not the OP, but my experience has been that medicated hypertension is frequently risked out to OB, though occasionally, a CNM may continue care in cooperation with an OB. In my first pregnancy, I was on the NHS and was under consultant (OB) care and booked for consultant unit (hospital L&D) delivery...
- Tue Sep 14, 639576 4:00 am
- Forum: After your baby is born .....
- Topic: Baby Annabelle was born yesterday...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15015
Re: Baby Annabelle was born yesterday...
Congratulations!!
- Sun Jun 13, 639576 4:35 am
- Forum: Ask the Experienced
- Topic: Had my Baby!!! BP is Worrying Me However. Opinions Wanted!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3153
Re: Had my Baby!!! BP is Worrying Me However. Opinions Wante
I had that as well. In my case they were concerned because I am a medicated chronic and I was throwing up some pretty serious spikes, like over 160/100 (also, the swelling was really pretty awful, like can't walk awful). They had me come into the office. I don't think there's any harm in calling in ...
- Thu Feb 19, 639576 11:44 am
- Forum: Ask the Experienced
- Topic: Positive Dipstick Protein Reading- False??
- Replies: 1
- Views: 919
Re: Positive Dipstick Protein Reading- False??
Yeah, discharge can cause a false positive--it's partly why they have the clean catch instructions. However, if you had 250 by 24 hour, then you could've had a 1+ anyway. In addition, the dipstick is related to concentration, so a concentrated sample will give you a higher dip than you'd expect. The...
- Mon Jan 26, 639576 1:46 am
- Forum: Ask the Experienced
- Topic: When would OBs want to start BP meds?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2767
Re: When would OBs want to start BP meds?
Hypertension prior to 20 weeks is generally considered to be chronic hypertension (which may be unmasked by pregnancy--I believe we have posters here who see their BP rise in every pregnancy, but have normal pressures outside of it). As a chronic, my experience has been that while it does not get yo...
- Sun Jan 04, 639576 5:29 am
- Forum: Ask the Experienced
- Topic: Questions for the chronic hypertensives
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1939
Re: Questions for the chronic hypertensives
My chronic HTN was unmasked during my first pregnancy. It never normalized. In that pregnancy I never used antihypertensives (from what I gather, practice where I gave birth seems to be not to give them for mild hypertension). No bed rest. My BP rose very slowly from around 32 weeks (I had a baselin...
- Sun Jan 04, 639576 5:19 am
- Forum: Ask the Experienced
- Topic: Our little guy is here!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5515
Re: Our little guy is here!
Congrats!!
- Fri Mar 09, 639573 4:25 pm
- Forum: Ask the Experienced
- Topic: Migraine!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1773
Re: Migraine!
I just report it. I also have migraines, they never respond to Tylenol (NSAIDs help if I get them down when the aura hits). I use my BP as more of a guide (if my systolic is over 160 or my diastolic over 105, I'm almost certain to have a dull throb). I do know someone who had such bad migraines that...
- Thu Mar 08, 639573 5:42 pm
- Forum: Ask the Experienced
- Topic: Labetalol q. Is my doctor competent?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1526
Re: Labetalol q. Is my doctor competent?
Yes, if you simply stop meds altogether (notably beta-blockers) then you can get rebound. However (IME with med-switching) they don't worry about that if you're just being switched to another med. (I have been switched a couple of times; I did see some higher pressures, but this was due to titrating...