Safety
When this happens to your patient, your priority is to stay at the bedside, call for help, and maintain the patients airway, and provide safety.
What is a seizure
This hypertensive disorder is diagnosed BEFORE 20 weeks gestation
What is chronic hypertension
When a mother has GHTN, this can cause the growth of the baby to be
Restricted, IUGR, SGA
Preeclampsia can cause this to spill into urine
Protein
You will notice swelling here with GHTN
Face or hands
The HCP may restrict this if the patient has HTN and is receiving IVF
What is IVF
This hypertensive disorder is diagnosed after 20 weeks gestation
What is gestational hypertension
This medication can cause the infant to be temporally floppy, and require support after delivery
What is Magnesium Sulfate
Your patient might be experiencing this if they state "I just don't feel right"
What is HELLP
What is the screening test for HTN in pregnancy?
What is there is not one.
During a seizure, the nurse should do this to this intervention first to ensure safety for her patient.
What is turn her on her side and call for help
These are the parameters for systolic and diastolic B/P reading to determine high blood pressure.
What is a systolic >140 and a diastolic >90
The HCP may order these tests to monitor the baby with a maternal DX of GHTN
What is NST, BPP
This is the most common complication of pregnancy
This reflex may be diminished if the patient has a high magnesium level
What is deep tendon reflex
This Mag level is considered therapeutic for a preeclamptic patient with a continuous Mag drip
What is 4-8mg/dl
2 times and at least 4 hours apart
This medication is given to the mother when premature delivery is anticipated to help lung development
What are steroids
This type of hypertensive disorder is characterized by the onset of seizure activity
Eclampsia
These are normal S/S for a patient to experience when receiving magnesium sulfate.
Flushing, nausea, drowsiness
Patients must be educated that this organ may have long lasting effects after acute gestational HTN resolves.
What is the kidney
HELLP stands for this
H- hemolysis
EL- elevated liver enzymes
LP- low platelets
Infants born before 35 weeks will be admitted to this unit after delivery
What is the NICU
This is the only 'cure' for gestational hypertension
What is delivery
Patients may C/O RUQ pain with this hypertensive disorder