Comparison with other types of hypertension during pregnancy
Comparison with other types of hypertension during pregnancy ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic hypertension and is pregnant.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications?
This is a condition where a woman with chronic hypertension develops preeclampsia during pregnancy. Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure, protein in the urine, and organ damage.
Eclampsia is a severe form of preeclampsia that causes seizures and coma.
HELLP syndrome is a life-threatening complication of preeclampsia that involves hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets.
It is not specific to chronic hypertension.
Placenta previa is a condition where the placenta covers the cervix and causes bleeding during pregnancy or delivery.
It is not related to chronic hypertension or preeclampsia.
The correct answer is choice A. Superimposed preeclampsia. This is a condition where a woman with chronic hypertension develops preeclampsia during pregnancy. Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure, protein in the urine, and organ damage.
Choice B. Eclampsia is wrong because it is a severe form of preeclampsia that causes seizures and coma.
It is not a complication of chronic hypertension alone.
Choice C. HELLP syndrome is wrong because it is a life-threatening complication of preeclampsia that involves hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets.
It is not specific to chronic hypertension.
Choice D. Placenta previa is wrong because it is a condition where the placenta covers the cervix and causes bleeding during pregnancy or delivery.
It is not related to chronic hypertension or preeclampsia.