This activity is intended for healthcare providers delivering care to women and their families.
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
1. Recall the criteria for the diagnosis of hyperemesis
2. Discuss the goals of managing nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Estimated time to complete activity: 0.25 hours
Susan J. Gross, MD, FRCSC, FACOG, FACMG
President and CEO, The ObG Project
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The PIM planners and others have nothing to disclose. The OBG Project planners and others have nothing to disclose.
Faculty: Susan J. Gross, MD, receives consulting fees from Cradle Genomics, and has financial interest in The ObG Project, Inc.
Planners and Managers: The PIM planners and managers, Trace Hutchison, PharmD, Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CHCP, Judi Smelker-Mitchek, MBA, MSN, RN, and Jan Schultz, MSN, RN, CHCP have nothing to disclose.
Fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity are as posted on The ObG Project website. During the period from Dec 31 2017 through Jan 25 2023, participants must read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures and study the educational activity.
If you wish to receive acknowledgment for completing this activity, please complete the test and evaluation. Upon registering and successfully completing the test with a score of 100% and the activity evaluation, your certificate will be made available immediately.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and The ObG Project. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.2 contact hours.
Nausea and vomiting are common in pregnancy, with a recurrence rate of 15%-81% in subsequent pregnancies. The goal is to not only reduce symptoms but prevent persistent vomiting, known as hyperemesis gravidarum. Consider the following management options:
Research limited but the following may be helpful
Initial ‘First Line’ Options
If Symptoms Persist Add the Following (presented in alphabetical order)
If Symptoms Persist but No Dehydration Add Any of the Following (presented in alphabetical order)
If Symptoms Persist and the Patient is Dehydrated
If Symptoms Persist Even With the Addition of IV Fluids, Add Any of the Following (presented in alphabetical order)
If Symptoms Still Persist Despite IV Fluids and Above IV Medications, Add the Following (presented in alphabetical order)
The etiology of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is unknown, with 50-80% of women experiencing nausea and 50% experiencing vomiting. Ultrasound may be helpful to identify multiple gestation and molar pregnancy (see Risk Factors below). Abnormal maternal thyroid tests are sometimes seen and are related to gestational transient thyrotoxicosis and/or hyperemesis gravidarum. Management includes supportive therapy and not antithyroid medications.
it is appropriate to reassure patients that the presence of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and even hyperemesis gravidarum most often portends well for pregnancy outcome
ACOG Practice Bulletin 189: Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
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