A Pregnant Woman with Edema

The following is a recounting of an actual patient case involving a critical care transport. Minor details of the case may be changed solely to protect the privacy of the patient. The initial presentation and treatment are described and followed by several questions in this issue. Readers are invited to submit responses to the questions and other thoughts/comments to David Ross, DO, at DRDR0682@aol.com. In the next issue, relevant reader responses will be published.

We will conclude the case in the next issue with a discussion of how the patient was actually managed, the outcome, a review of the related medical literature, and interviews with medical/transport experts where appropriate. We strongly encourage reader participation.