Fetal Metabolic Alkalosis Resulting from Maternal Vomiting

• Main Authors: William M. Curtin (Author), Emily A. O'Brien (Author), Rachel M. Mauro (Author), Elizabeth A. Lucarelli-Baldwin (Author), Serdar H. Ural (Author), Christina T. DeAngelis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We describe a pregnant patient with severe compulsive water ingestion and vomiting that lead to metabolic alkalosis and preterm delivery. A 21-year-old patient was hospitalized multiple times throughout pregnancy for symptoms initially thought to be related to hyperemesis gravidarum. Overtime, it be...