HAMR Time Podcast Episode 10: Eclampsia

Dr. Emily Donelan, Medical Director of the Birthing Pavillion at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and Kelsey Murray, Professional Development Nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, join the Podcast to share about Eclampsia, risk factors and signs of Eclampsia, and how we manage it here in the Emergency Department.

Presenters

Dr. Emily Donelan, MD
Birthing Pavilion Medical Director
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Kelsey Murray, RN, BSN, NRC-OB
Professional Development Nurse
Birthing Pavilion
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

1. Describe the clinical presentation of Eclampsia
2. Identify the priority interventions of patients in Pre-Eclampsia as well as in eclamptic patients.
3. Determine the appropriate care setting and transition of care for patients with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia based on clinical presentation and established care pathways.

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Bibliographic Material

• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (2025, April 11). ED Workflow of Pregnant and Postpartum Patients Job Aid. https://dh.navexone.com/content/docview/?docid=73434&app=pt&source=unspecified&anonymous=true

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Eclampsia algorithm. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; 2023. Accessed July 9, 2026. https://www.acog.org/-/media/project/acog/acogorg/files/pdfs/programs/ob-emergencies/eclampsia_algorithm.pdf

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