Embolism

  • Noninfectious respiratory disease in pregnancy
    Mark J. Clinton, MD and Michael S. Niederman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 1993, 60 (3) 233-244;

    BACKGROUND Pregnancy increases the risk of many noninfectious respiratory conditions.

    OBJECTIVE To review the clinical presentation and management of a variety of noninfectious respiratory conditions in pregnant women.

    SUMMARY Asthma, aspiration pneumonia, venous air embolism, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary embolism, and deep venous thrombosis may have unique features in pregnant women.

    CONCLUSIONS Evaluation and treatment of these diseases and conditions requires an understanding of the normal physiologic alterations that accompany pregnancy and an awareness of the risks of medication use during pregnancy and in the postpartum period.