Pre-eclampsia

Patients with Pre-Eclampsia 2. Aims: Establish the frequency of abnormal lab values in patients with pre-eclampsia and analyze the progression of these values. 3. Background and Rationale: Pre-eclampsia is the development of hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks gestational age (1). While the multi-system etiology of the disorder remains unknown, (2) endothelial dysfunction plays a role in the clinical signs (1). Pre-eclampsia is far from a benign condition as severe pre-eclampsia may include

Subtle or acute changes in pregnancy can threaten the successful journey to motherhood resulting in devastating consequences for women and babies (Lunau, 2014). Pre-eclampsia is the focus of this essay, a high risk condition experienced by a woman under my care. Her medical treatment will be contrasted with evidence-based information found in the reviewed literature. Risk assessment definition will be critiqued along with impact of this term on pregnant women. I will reflect on the care I provided

studies Summary References Introduction Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is defined as diastolic blood pressure >90mm Hg and systolic blood pressure >140mm Hg. It is a syndrome with either pre-eclampsia-eclampsia or gestational hypertension (figure1). (Sharma). Between these conditions Pre-eclampsia Is associated with higher mortality and morbidity rates in both mother and fetus and causes complications in 3% to 8% of the pregnant women (Jennifer), .The underlying pathogenesis for the development

receiving enough nutrients and oxygen. One of the main precursors associated with this condition, is hypertension. Mothers suffering with, or who previously suffered with hypertension before, or during pregnancy are much more likely to suffer from pre-eclampsia. Metabolic syndrome - Metabolic syndrome isn't actually one single syndrome at all, but rather a variety of different physiological irregularities at once. Basically it is a combination of hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. This means that sufferers

Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia Disorders In Pregnant Women Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are disorders in pregnant women. Pre- eclampsia is hypertension and eclampsia is the worsening of pre-eclampsia where the woman experiences convulsions or goes into a coma. The complication of eclampsia in a pregnant woman can put her and her unborn child at risk. A risk that may be fatal. This is only to briefly define the disorders. Furthermore, I predict that women who have suffered from eclampsia do need

Delivering a baby at 40 weeks gestation is optimal for mother and for baby. Spontaneous deliveries decrease the incidence of maternal and/or fetal complications (Bingham, Ruhl, & Cockey, 2013). Exploring ways to decrease elective deliveries that are not medically necessary in the current obstetric clinic setting is the point of interest. An important step in the reduction of non-medically necessary inductions is to develop and implement standardized protocols that can be used by all providers in

Jaclyn is 23 years old single African American mother who has her four year old son enroll at Berean Head Start Centers, one of the programs under the umbrella of Total Community Action, INC of New Orleans. One of the requirements is that families who have children enroll at any of the Head Start or Early Start Programs parents are to meet with the Social Worker or the Family Service Worker to complete a Partnership Agreement. The Partnership Agreement is to help families set reachable goals in

Pre-eclampsia and complications associated with this condition account for 15% of direct maternal mortality, 10% of perinatal mortality in Australia (Brennecke, East, Moses, & Blangero) and around fifty thousand maternal deaths a year worldwide. (T. E. T. C. Group, 1995; Vigil-De Gracia et al., 2006) It is estimated that pre-eclampsia complicates about 2-8% of pregnancies. (M. T. C. Group, 2002) Immediate recognition and treatment in the pre-hospital setting is important to reduce the risk of hypertension

Scientific Abstract Proteinuria is a measure utilised in the diagnosis of pre-eclampsia. However, there is debate regarding the threshold for significance. The objective of this study was to determine which proteinuria threshold is important for the clinical management of pre-eclampsia in high-risk women, with the specific aim of assessing whether women with 300-499mg/24h of proteinuria could be considered suitable for outpatient management. This was achieved by evaluating incidence of adverse maternal

covariance of two variables divided by the product of their standard deviations measures the strength of a linear association between two variables and is denoted by r. The Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) curve was used for prediction of pre-eclampsia using sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and the predictive values (positive and negative). Sensitivity: probability that the test results will be positive when the disease is present (true positive rate, expressed as a percentage); Specificity: