SCCM Resource Library-Medication Selection and Management in the Pregnant Patient With COVID-19

Medication Selection and Management in the Pregnant Patient With COVID-19

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Video Summary

Elizabeth Farrington, a pediatric ICU pharmacist, discusses medication selection and management for pregnant patients with COVID-19 in a presentation. She highlights four main goals: considering medication effects on the mother and baby, ensuring appropriate corticosteroid dosing, discussing optimal analgesia and sedation options, and understanding the risks and benefits of cardiovascular medications. Farrington emphasizes the importance of choosing medications that do not harm the fetus, such as dexamethasone for COVID-19 treatment and avoiding certain pain medications like NSAIDs. She also mentions safe options for sedation, neuromuscular blockade, and cardiovascular agents. The physiologic changes in pregnant women can affect drug pharmacokinetics, so dosing adjustments may be necessary.

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Pharmacology, Obstetrics, Infection, 2022

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Treatment of COVID-19 respiratory failure presents unique challenges that are further deepened by the physiologic changes of pregnancy. This session will discuss management of the pregnant patient with COVID-19.

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Pharmacology

Knowledge Area Obstetrics

Knowledge Area Infection

Knowledge Level Advanced

Membership Level Select

Tag Pharmacology

Tag Maternal Fetal Medicine

Tag COVID-19

Year 2022

Keywords

medication selection

pregnant patients

COVID-19

corticosteroid dosing

fetus

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