If a woman with severe preeclampsia is far from her due date, what might doctors give her to help mature the baby's lungs before delivery?
Give her corticosteroids (betamethasone or dexamethasone)
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Besides high blood pressure what are two key SYMPTOMS of preeclampsia with severe features?
Severe headache - new-onset, unresponsive to medication, not accounted for by other diagnosis AND/OR vision changes - blurry, flashing lights, blindness
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What would be the diagnosis of a patient whose BP was 150/90 at 22wk appointment and was 155/95 at a 24 wk appointment. She has no protein in her urine and has no signs or symptoms to report.
Gestational hypertension
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What medication is commonly given to prevent seizures in women with preeclampsia?
Magnesium Sulfate
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True or False: Approximately 30,000 deaths annually are attributed to Maternal Hypertensive disorders.
True
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True or False: Turning a patient to the left side has been known to greatly improve maternal outcomes related to hypertension?
False. What does improve outcomes?
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What IV medication can you expect to give as part of the OB Severe Hypertension Treatment Protocol?
Labetalol or Hydralazine
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Thrombocytopenia, impaired liver function, renal insufficiency, and pulmonary edema are all signs of what hypertensive disorder in pregnancy?
Preeclampsia with Severe features
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True or False: Maternal hypertension can occur at any point during pregnancy and during the postpartum period
True
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What organ systems (Mom) are most commonly affected by severe preeclampsia?
The brain, liver, kidneys, and blood clotting system
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What would be the diagnosis of a patient whose BP is 145/100 and they are 12 weeks pregnant?
Chronic hypertension
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If a patient was diagnosed with chronic HTN before she became pregnant and is now diagnosed with preeclampsia during her current pregnancy, what would she be diagnosed with?