Causes and risk factors
Causes and risk factors ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a client with gestational hypertension.
What are some preexisting medical conditions that can increase the risk of developing gestational hypertension?
Diabetes is not the only risk factor for gestational hypertension
kidney disease is not the only risk factor for gestational hypertension
Autoimmune disorders are not the only risk factor for gestational hypertension.
Gestational hypertension is high blood pressure that begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy and goes away after childbirth. It can cause complications for both the mother and the baby.
Some preexisting medical conditions that can increase the risk of developing gestational hypertension are:
• Diabetes: This condition affects how the body uses glucose (sugar) and can cause high blood pressure and damage to the blood vessels.
• Kidney disease: This condition affects how the kidneys filter waste and fluid from the blood and can cause high blood pressure and protein in the urine.
• Autoimmune disorders: These conditions occur when the immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues and can cause inflammation and damage to various organs, including the kidneys, heart and blood vessels.
The correct answer is choice D. All of the above. Gestational hypertension is high blood pressure that begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy and goes away after childbirth. It can cause complications for both the mother and the baby.
Some preexisting medical conditions that can increase the risk of developing gestational hypertension are:
• Diabetes: This condition affects how the body uses glucose (sugar) and can cause high blood pressure and damage to the blood vessels.
• Kidney disease: This condition affects how the kidneys filter waste and fluid from the blood and can cause high blood pressure and protein in the urine.
• Autoimmune disorders: These conditions occur when the immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues and can cause inflammation and damage to various organs, including the kidneys, heart and blood vessels.
Choice A is wrong because diabetes is not the only risk factor for gestational hypertension.
Choice B is wrong because kidney disease is not the only risk factor for gestational hypertension.
Choice C is wrong because autoimmune disorders are not the only risk factor for gestational hypertension.
Other risk factors for gestational hypertension may include age (less than 18 or more than 35 years old), marital status (unmarried), living in a city/town, education level (post-secondary), employment status (unemployed), obesity, first labor in consecutively pregnant women, the threat of pregnancy termination, cardiovascular system diseases, urinary tract pathology, varicose veins and ABO-sensibilization.