Conditions
There exist several hypertensive states of pregnancy:
- Gestational hypertension
- Gestational hypertension is usually defined as having a blood pressure higher than 140/90 without the presence of protein in the urine and diagnosed after 20 weeks of gestation.
- Preeclampsia
- Pre-eclampsia is gestational hypertension (blood pressure greater than 140/90) plus proteinuria (>300 mg of protein in a 24-hour urine sample). Severe preeclampsia involves a blood pressure greater than 160/110, with additional medical signs and symptoms.
- Eclampsia
- This is when tonic-clonic seizures appear in a pregnant woman with high blood pressure and proteinuria.
- HELLP syndrome
- This is a dangerous combination of three medical conditions: hemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count.
- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
- This is sometimes included in the preeclamptic spectrum.
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are sometimes treated as components of a common syndrome.
Read more about this topic: Gestational Hypertension
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