Postpartum tachycardia

Postpartum tachycardia

1.Anaemia
Secondary to complicated delivery
-PPH
- Instrumental delivery
- Caesarean
- Difficulty in delivering placenta


2.Puerperal sepsis –


- UTI, Episiotomy, Wound infection, Endometritis,, Prolonged SROM, Prolonged labour


3.Pulmonary embolism

-ECG, CXR, Pulse O2, Doppler of lower limbs and pelvis


4.Postpartum thyroditis

- TFTs


5.Postpartum cardiomyopathy

- ECG, ECHO

Investigations

FBC, CRP,TFTs, MSU=C/S, LVS, ECG, CXR, T

Treatment

TEDs, LMWH