This is part 2 of a 3 part series on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Part one with Joe Navarrete covered the baseline physiologic changes with pregnancy. In this episode, David Barksdale is going to walk us through the pathophysiology of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. And in the next episode, Isabella Sosa joins us to walk through how to manage hypertensive disorders of pregnancy as anesthesia providers.

David Barksdale is a Nurse Anesthesia Resident at Yale New Haven Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia and Central Connecticut State University. Before CRNA school, he worked for three years as a Surgical Intensive Care Unit nurse at Rhode Island Hospital and is a combat veteran. He served in the United States Army from 2012-2015 as a combat engineer. In 2013, he deployed to East Paktika Province, Afghanistan, conducting route clearance operations to provide freedom of movement to the infantry and local populations.

David framed his doctoral project around this topic to deepen his understanding of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and to explore how podcasting can support learning for anesthesia providers.

This three part series will equip anesthesia residents and providers alike with the core knowledge to effectively manage hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Many thanks to Joe, David & Isabella for putting this series together!

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