Friday 5 September 2008

Management of Postpartum Hypertension

1.If recheck BP is > or = 160/110, then recheck in 15minutes, if still the same, then, give

a. Emergency Nifedipine 10mg OD and then start
b. Oxprenolol 40mg QDS and can increase to 120mg QDS, if still not
controlled,
c. Nifedipine SR 10mg BD
d. can increase Nifedipine SR to 10mg QDS
e. can increase Nifedipine SR to 20mg QDS

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