Your CKD patient asks- Is it OK to plan #Pregnancy amidst #COVIDPandemic? What's your take? #askrenal
Tight rope walk of pregnancy & CKD is worse now
Check out our review on COVID19 pandemic and pregnancy in kidney disease https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S154855952030121X
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Tight rope walk of pregnancy & CKD is worse now
Check out our review on COVID19 pandemic and pregnancy in kidney disease https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S154855952030121X

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R pregnant women more susceptible?
Does pregnancy affects maternal course of #COVID?
Does #COVID affect #pregnancy outcomes?
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Antenatal care during the #Pandemic
Management of #COVID in mother
Psychological impact of #COVID19
Special considerations in CKD









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More clinic visits -
exposure

changes in resp & immunological physiology-
susceptibility to viral resp infections
Yet, no data till now to show
#COVID risk
But, We don't know it all
So, take all precautions to
exposure






Yet, no data till now to show

But, We don't know it all
So, take all precautions to


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Early reports= No difference in maternal course of #covid19 in pregnancy.
But check this recent @CDCgov report of >90,000
High ICU adm
Mech Ventilation in pregnant Vs non-pregnant
bottom line- Monitor closely for worsening of disease in pregnancy
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6925a1.htm
Early reports= No difference in maternal course of #covid19 in pregnancy.
But check this recent @CDCgov report of >90,000



bottom line- Monitor closely for worsening of disease in pregnancy
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6925a1.htm
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#COVID19 is associated with
Preterm Births
Cesarean sections
No higher neonatal deaths
but association ≠ causation.
And this association is multifactorial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32516273/
#COVID19 is associated with


No higher neonatal deaths
but association ≠ causation.
And this association is multifactorial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32516273/
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Do NOT compromise on antenatal care during #COVID19

Telemedicine
Home monitoring (maternal/fetal)
FDA has approved monitoring devices for the pandemic
Self-monitoring of symptoms
Reduce exposure https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/enforcement-policy-non-invasive-fetal-and-maternal-monitoring-devices-used-support-patient
Do NOT compromise on antenatal care during #COVID19



FDA has approved monitoring devices for the pandemic


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Pregnant woman with #COVID19
Ensure hydration
Optimum Oxygenation for
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Judicious use of imaging
Teratogenicity of drugs
Drugs with
Vd - high dose
VTE prophylaxis

exposure to #HCWs during delivery
Pregnant woman with #COVID19













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NOT all AKI in these pts is due to #COVID -Don't miss other causes of AKI in pregnancy
Lower creatinine cutoff for diagnosis AKI in pregnancy
W/f prerenal AKI -
loss [fever+tachypnea]
Cautious use of diuretics
HD/CRRT-avoid hypotension to preserve placental perfusion
NOT all AKI in these pts is due to #COVID -Don't miss other causes of AKI in pregnancy





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Pregnant CKD patient with #COVID19
High risk for maternal and fetal complications
Close home monitoring
+ teleconferencing
May require intensive RRT till delivery- scarcity of HD slots in #Pandemic- anticipate and prepare in advance
Multidisciplinary team approach
Pregnant CKD patient with #COVID19






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Pregnant kidney transplant recipient with #COVID19
High-risk group require close monitoring
Judicious tapering of immunosuppression
Drug interactions with CNI
Therapeutic drug monitoring especially in pts with diarrhoea
Pregnant kidney transplant recipient with #COVID19




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A neonate born to a mom with #COVID19
Consider high-risk contact- isolate
Swab for PCR and antibody testing within 24 hrs
Breastfeeding can continue with surface and hand hygiene
A neonate born to a mom with #COVID19



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Lastly
Don't underestimate the psychological impact of #COVID on mother
She may feel secluded
depression & anxiety

Domestic violence & discrimination
Financial hardships
Should ensure adq screening and Rx either in person or virtually https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7204688/#
Lastly
Don't underestimate the psychological impact of #COVID on mother






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A multidisciplinary team approach will lead to successful #pregnancy outcomes in Women with #CKD even during the #CovidPandemic
Thanks to @silvishah and @Nephro_Sparks for the opportunity to compile this review
A multidisciplinary team approach will lead to successful #pregnancy outcomes in Women with #CKD even during the #CovidPandemic
Thanks to @silvishah and @Nephro_Sparks for the opportunity to compile this review