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Chapter 38 - Chronic Hypertension and Preeclampsia/HELLP Complications of Pregnancy

from Section 6 - Cardiopulmonary Conditions in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

By
Amira El-Messidi ,
Isabelle Malhamé ,
Genevieve Eastabrook  and
Stella S. Daskalopoulou
Edited by
Amira El-Messidi  and
Alan D. Cameron
Amira El-Messidi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

A 35-year-old G2P1 with chronic hypertension is referred by her primary care provider to your tertiary-care center for prenatal care of a singleton intrauterine pregnancy at 8+2 weeks’ gestation by dating sonography. The patient has no obstetric complaints to date. Her last pregnancy was 10 years ago.

Keywords

Chronic hypertension, pregnancySuperimposed preeclampsiaCounselingRisk factorsInvestigationssoluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), placental growth factorUterine artery Doppler velocimetryPlacenta, sonographyPerinatal risksLow-dose aspirinCalcium supplementationLong-term maternal-fetal health risksAntihypertensive treatment, intravenous, oralHypertensive crisisMagnesium sulfate, prophylaxis, eclampsiaMagnesium toxicity, treatmentFetal pulmonary corticosteroidsAntenatal, intrapartum, postpartum managementLabor analgesia, thrombocytopeniaContraception
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OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 488 - 506
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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