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Volume 6
General Medicine: Open Access
ISSN: 2327-5146
Emergency Nursing 2018
Cancer Nursing 2018
July 16-17, 2018
July 16-17, 2018 | London, UK
26
th
CancerNursing&NursePractitionersConference
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Annual Congress on
EmergencyNursing&CriticalCare
JOINT EVENT
ECLAMPSIA
Juliet Konadu Sasu
Ghana
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lood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or more or an increase of 30 mmHg in systolic and/or 15 mmHg in diastolic blood
pressure over the pre- or early pregnancy level. Predisposing factors:Primigravidae more than multigravidae,Pre-existing
hypertension,Previous pre-eclampsia,Family history of pre-eclampsia.,Hyperplacentosis i.e. excessive chorionic tissue as in
hydatidiformmole, multiple pregnancy, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and fetal hemolytic diseases. Directed toward decreasing
the maternal BP using inpatient hospitalization or conservative management and antihypertensive medications along with
increase in dietary protein and an increase in calories, if indicated. Delivery is appropriate therapy; however, delivery may
endanger the fetus due to fetal lung immaturity. Expectant management (wait and watch) can be considered if the following
maternal and fetal factors are present: Controlled hypertension, Urinary protein of any amount, Oliguria (< 0.5 mL/kg/hour)
that resolves with routine fluid/food intake, AST or ALT greater than 2 times upper limit of normal without epigastric pain
or right upper quadrant (RUQ) tenderness. Signs of MgSO4 toxicity include loss of deep tendon reflexes, including knee-jerk
reflex, respiratory depression, oliguria, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest
sasukonadujuliet@gmail.comJuliet Konadu Sasu, Gen Med (Los Angeles) 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2327-5146-C2-005