RT Book, Section
A1 Minehart, Tiffany
A1 Bellil, Lisa
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135743192
T1 Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135743192
RD 2024/04/20
AB Pre-eclampsia  and  eclampsia  are  hypertensive  disorders  of  pregnancy  associated  with  maternal  mortality  and  fetal  complications.  Pre-eclampsia  is  defined  as  new  onset  of  maternal  hypertension  after  20  weeks  gestation  and  proteinuria.  The  term  eclampsia  is  used  when  the  central  nervous  system  (CNS)  is  involved,  which  surfaces  as  new  onset  of  seizures  in  the  setting  of  pre-eclampsia.  Pre-eclampsia  occurs  in  3%–4%  of  pregnancies  with  an  increasing  incidence  in  the  United  States.  Women  with  chronic  conditions  associated  with  endothelial  dysfunction  (chronic  hypertension,  diabetes  mellitus,  and  renal  disease)  are  at  an  increased  risk  for  developing  pre-eclampsia  during  pregnancy.  Advanced  maternal  age,  nulliparity,  obesity,  and  African  American  race  are  also  considered  to  be  risk  factors.