10 Things Obstetricians Want Hospitalists to Know
10 Things Obstetricians Want Hospitalists to Know
"Whatever medical condition brings a patient to the hospital prior to 20 weeks, that is the physician that should do the admission," Dr. Olson says. "If she is suffering from asthma, the internal medicine hospitalist or pulmonologist should admit. If it is appendicitis, the surgeon should do the admission.
"We need to take care of pregnant patients just as well as if they weren't pregnant."
During the first half of the pregnancy, care should be directed to the mother. Up until 20 weeks, what is best for the mother is what is best for the baby because the fetus is not viable. It cannot survive outside the mother, so the mother must be saved in order to save the fetus. That means you must give the mother all necessary care to return her to health.
5 Prior to 20 Weeks, Admit the Patient to the Physician Treating her Chief Complaint
"Whatever medical condition brings a patient to the hospital prior to 20 weeks, that is the physician that should do the admission," Dr. Olson says. "If she is suffering from asthma, the internal medicine hospitalist or pulmonologist should admit. If it is appendicitis, the surgeon should do the admission.
"We need to take care of pregnant patients just as well as if they weren't pregnant."
During the first half of the pregnancy, care should be directed to the mother. Up until 20 weeks, what is best for the mother is what is best for the baby because the fetus is not viable. It cannot survive outside the mother, so the mother must be saved in order to save the fetus. That means you must give the mother all necessary care to return her to health.
