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Risk Factors
History and Physical Exam
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True or False? Risk factors for preeclampsia include first time pregnancy.
What is TRUE.
100
A patient with preeclampsia may exhibit this physical finding in their hand/legs.
What is dependent edema.
100
A patient with preeclampsia is diagnosed at/after how many weeks gestation?
What is 20 weeks.
100
At home management of preeclampsia includes... (name one).
What is Daily weights, BP checks, assessing for fetal movement.
100
Name TWO body/organ systems that require physical assessment in a patient with preeclampsia.
What is Neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, abdominal, pelvis/uterus, extremities.
200
Risk factors for preeclampsia include which ethnicity?
What is African American.
200
A patient with preeclampsia may exhibit this neurologic physical finding.
What is Persistent and/or severe headache; Hyperreflexia.
200
True or False? NEW onset of hypertension after 20 weeks gestation is diagnostic for preeclampsia?
What is True.
200
The definitive treatment of preeclampsia is?
What is Delivery/birth of the baby.
200
What percentage of nulliparous women develop preeclampsia?
What is Abut 5%.
300
True or False? Risk factors for preeclampsia include twin (or multiple) pregnancy.
What is True. Multi-fetal pregnancy including twins, triplets, et cetera.
300
A patient with preeclampsia may exhibit this vision related physical finding.
What is Photophobia, blurred vision, and/or temporary blindness.
300
For a diagnosis, systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure must be greater than ? two times (at least 4 hours apart).
What is >140 SBP, >90 DBP (>160 SBP, >110 DBP in some sources).
300
Unless it is severe disease and there is danger to the life of the mom/baby, experts DO NOT recommend delivery before how many weeks?
What is 37 weeks.
300
True or False? Severe preeclampsia mandates a C-Section delivery?
What is False.
400
True or False? A past medical history of preeclampsia does NOT predispose you to preeclampsia in a future pregnancy.
What is False. Women who had preeclampsia in one pregnancy have a 7x greater chance of developing it in future pregnancies.
400
A patient with preeclampsia may exhibit this abdominal/GI physical finding.
What is Epigastric pain; Nausea/vomiting.
400
Preeclampsia diagnosis is a combination of new onset hypertension and ?
What is Proteinuria or end organ dysfunction after 20 weeks gestation.
400
True or False? TWICE weekly fetal non-stress tests are a standard recommendation for patients with preeclampsia.
What is True.
400
A fetal complication of preeclampsia diagnosed at 20 weeks includes A) INCREASED fetal growth or B) DECREASED fetal growth?
What is B) Decreased fetal growth.
500
Risk factors for preeclampsia include maternal age greater than...
What is > 35 years of age.
500
A patient with preeclampsia may exhibit this respiratory physical finding.
What is Shortness of breath (due to pulmonary edema).
500
Development of grand mal seizures in a preeclamptic patient is diagnostic of?
What is Eclampsia.
500
Seizure prophylaxis includes treatment with this electrolyte...
What is Magnesium sulfate.
500
True or False? Preeclampsia is the leading causes of maternal death in the U.S.?
What is False. Hemorrhage is the leading cause. Preeclampsia is in the top four.