Home Self-Check Urine Protein for gHTN?

About this episode

The episode discusses the feasibility and guidelines surrounding home self-checks of urine protein for patients with gestational hypertension.

Should patients check their own urine protein at home when they have a gestational hypertension DX? After all, home-based BP monitoring is an established part of HDP care. Is there data on home urine protein dipstick tests in gestational hypertension? What do professional guidelines say? And what are the pros and cons of home self-monitoring of urine protein? Thank you, SJ, for the podcast topic suggestion. FListen in for details. 1. ACOG PB 222 2. Jayawardena L, Mcnamara E. Diagnosis and Management of Pregnancies Complicated by Haemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes and Low Platelets Syndrome in the Tertiary Setting.Internal Medicine Journal. 2020. 3. Tucker KL, et al. (2022). "Effect of self-monitoring of blood pressure on diagnosis of hypertension during higher-risk pregnancy: the BUMP 1 randomized clinical trial. JAMA 4. Chappell LC, et al. (2022). "Effect of self-monitoring of blood pressure on blood pressure control in pregnant individuals with chronic or gestational hypertension: The BUMP 2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 5. UDIP (Urinary Dipstick In Pregnancy) trial. 2022 May 12;129(13):2142–2148. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17180

People in this episode

Host: Hector Chapa

Topics covered

• gestational hypertension
• urine protein monitoring
• home self-check
• blood pressure monitoring
• pregnancy care

Keywords

• gestational hypertension
• urine protein
• home monitoring
• blood pressure
• ACOG guidelines

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ACOG

Books & works: Diagnosis and Management of Pregnancies Complicated by Haemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes and Low Platelets Syndrome in the Tertiary Setting.Internal Medicine Journal, Effect of self-monitoring of blood pressure on diagnosis of hypertension during higher-risk pregnancy: the BUMP 1 randomized clinical trial, Effect of self-monitoring of blood pressure on blood pressure control in pregnant individuals with chronic or gestational hypertension: The BUMP 2 Randomized Clinical Trial, UDIP (Urinary Dipstick In Pregnancy) trial

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