Aortocaval compression syndrome is also known as a supine hypotensive syndrome. It typically occurs in pregnant females, usually after 20 weeks of gestation, when the patient is in the supine position. Blood flow from the lower extremities back to the maternal heart and central circulation is impeded due to the uterus compressing the inferior vena cava and aorta. This subsequently limits blood flow to the placenta and may result in morbidity and mortality to the mother and fetus. Therefore, it is critical that the health care team be familiar with this entity as a cause of hypotension in pregnant patients, and immediately initiate maneuvers to correct it. This activity describes the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of aortocaval compression syndrome and stresses the role of team-based interprofessional care for affected patients.
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- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/17755
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
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- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Pathology, General Operative Anesthesia, General Surgery, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetric Anesthesia, Pediatric Cardiology, Surgical Critical Care