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Hypertension Arising  in Pregnancy
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PREECLAMPSIA  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Clinical types ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Mild : this includes cases of sustained rise of blood pressure of more than 140/90 mmHg but less than 160 systolic or 110 diastolic without significant proteinuria.
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Severe : is diagnosed when one or more of the following manifestations exist.
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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Alarming symptoms -   associated with acute onset of the syndrome ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Investigations ,[object Object],[object Object]
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COMPLICATIONS OF PREECLAMPSIA  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The warning signs and symptoms of ECLAMPSIA : ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Problems for the fetus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Effects of pregnancy on the disease ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Effects of the disease on pregnancy ,[object Object],[object Object]
PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
General Management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Obstetric Management
Antihypertensive Drugs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
MANAGEMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],• Doxazosin Mesylate • Irbesartan • Candesartan • Valsartan • Fosinopril Sodium • Lercanidine HCl • Nebivolol HCl • Quinapril • S-Atenolol • Telmisartan • Trandolapril • Imidapril
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Notes de l'éditeur

  1. HELLP syndrome is characterized by liver compromise during or after a pregnancy, complicated by hypertension and/or preeclampsia. The letters stand for: H emolytic anemia (when red blood cells break down) E levated  L iver transminases (sign of liver problems) L ow  P latelet count (causing problems in blood clotting). This condition usually appears in the third trimester and most commonly in first-time pregnancies, but it can begin as early as 20 weeks and recur in subsequent pregnancies. A simple explanation of the disease is that it is a very severe form of preeclampsia. About 15 percent (in one study) of women with preeclampsia go on to develop HELLP.