Preeclampsia may present solely with hypertension and protein in the urine or these features may be combined with multisystem organ dysfunction (eg kidney, liver, blood system abnormalities). Onxe the diagnosis is made there is always the concern about the evolution of disorder and doctors recognize it as a potentially progressive process if not appropriately treated.
The traditional concept of diagnosing pre-eclampsia includes the elevation of blood pressure, clinical diagnosis of peripheral hands, feet, and/or face swelling, and proteinuria (ie. when the urine has abnormal quantities of protein). The later issue is an indication of a problem with the kidneys. Recently, with new diagnostic criteria, for diagnosis of pre-eclampsia does not
Previously, it was stated that once the baby was delivered, pre-eclampsia would be resolved and generally there were no long-term sequelae for the mother. However, recent literature suggests that this is not true. Although doctors still have a far way to go to fully understand these consequences, it has been recognized that pre-eclampsia may be a
Preeclampsia After Delivery Preeclampsia is a condition of pregnancy that typically goes away after delivery. For some women, preeclampsia goes away immediately after delivery, while other women experience preeclampsia symptoms for several days, weeks or months after delivery. Mothers could be on blood pressure medication for weeks or months until preeclampsia symptoms resolve. Women who
About 5% of women will get preeclampsia, and the majority of those will get it late in pregnancy in a mild form. However, there are women who are at an increased risk for preeclampsia. Women with multiple pregnancies like twins or triplets, women who are older, and women with a history of preeclampsia in the
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