Interactive Medical Case
Graham T. McMahon, M.D., M.M.Sc., Editor, Joel T. Katz, M.D., Associate Editor, Bruce D. Levy, M.D., Associate Editor, Joseph Loscalzo, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Editor
A Crisis in Late Pregnancy
N Engl J Med 2009; 361:e45November 12, 2009
- Case
A 31-year-old woman in the 37th week of pregnancy presented to the emergency room of another hospital with sudden onset of severe bitemporal headache and shortness of breath. She was in respiratory distress, which was made worse by lying flat, and reported that she felt as if she was drowning. Until the onset of these symptoms, her pregnancy had been uncomplicated, with normal . . .
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