Author: Tim Osborne / Editor: Fiona Mendes / Codes: / Published: 12/11/2022
A 29-year-old primiparous woman attends the Emergency Department (ED) at 35/40 weeks gestation. She presents with two days of worsening headaches, vomiting, and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Over the last 6 hours she has noticed reduced foetal movements.
Her observations are:
- Oxygen Saturations: 95% breathing room air
- Respiratory Rate: 16 per minute
- Heart rate: 110 beats per minute
- Blood pressure: 153/95 mmHg
- Temperature: 37.3 degrees Celsius
