The Pregnant Patient: Managing Common Acute Medical Problems

Women often see their primary care physicians for common acute conditions during pregnancy. These conditions may be caused by pregnancy (obstetric problems) or worsened by pregnancy (obstetrically aggravated problems), or they may require special consideration during pregnancy because of maternal or fetal risks (nonobstetric problems). Primary care physicians should know the differential diagnosis for common conditions during pregnancy and recognize the important findings of obstetric and urgent nonobstetric problems. The family physician can evaluate and treat most nonobstetric problems, although obstetric problems require referral to a primary maternity care clinician. A tiered approach, including routinely looking for all-cause red flag symptoms and signs, while remaining aware of estimated gestational age, allows for high-quality care and shared decision making between the family physician and the pregnant patient. When treating common causes of nausea and epigastric pain/gastroesophageal reflux, lifestyle modifications are considered the safest and first-choice therapy, followed by well-established low-risk therapies, such as vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) and doxylamine for nausea, and antacids not containing salicylates (found in bismuth combination products) for gastroesophageal reflux. Other common conditions during pregnancy are best treated with low-risk therapies, such as using antihistamines or topical steroids for rashes, first-generation cephalosporins or amoxicillin for cystitis, and physical therapy and acetaminophen for low back pain and headaches.

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