PREECLAMPSIA Flashcards
1
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a condition in which vasospasm occurs in both small and large arteries during pregnancy
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Gestational hypertension
2
Q
a pregnancy-related disease process evidenced by increased blood pressure and proteinuria
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Preeclampsia
3
Q
severe classification of hypertension that can lead to death
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Eclampsia
4
Q
Preeclampsia occurs most frequently to:
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- Those with multiple pregnancy
- primipara’s who is younger than 20 and older than 40
- woman who had five or more than pregnancies
- woman who have underlying condition
- women from low socioeconomic backgrounds
5
Q
A new onset of hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation
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Preeclampsia
6
Q
an older term for preeclampsia
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toxemia
7
Q
classic signs of preeclampsia
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- hypertension
- edema
- proteinuria
8
Q
the most severe classification of pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders
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eclampsia
