Fetal Complications
Fetal Complications ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is assessing a client who is 34 weeks pregnant and has mild preeclampsia.
Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to possible progression to severe preeclampsia?
Epigastric pain is a sign of severe preeclampsia, which indicates possible damage to the liver. Severe preeclampsia can also cause high blood pressure, proteinuria, headaches, changes in vision, sensitivity to light, fatigue, nausea/vomiting, infrequent urination, or a tendency to bruise easily.
Statement is wrong because weight gain of 2 kg in one week is not a sign of severe preeclampsia, but rather a normal occurrence during pregnancy.
Statement is wrong because facial edema is a sign of mild preeclampsia, not severe preeclampsia. Mild preeclampsia is characterized by high blood pressure and protein in the urine.
Statement is wrong because urine output of 40 mL/hr is not a sign of severe preeclampsia, but rather a normal range for urine output during pregnancy.
Normal urine output ranges from 30 to 60 mL/hr for adults.
Epigastric pain is a sign of severe preeclampsia, which indicates possible damage to the liver. Severe preeclampsia can also cause high blood pressure, proteinuria, headaches, changes in vision, sensitivity to light, fatigue, nausea/vomiting, infrequent urination, or a tendency to bruise easily.
B. Weight gain of 2 kg in one week. Statement is wrong because weight gain of 2 kg in one week is not a sign of severe preeclampsia, but rather a normal occurrence during pregnancy.
C. Facial edema. Statement is wrong because facial edema is a sign of mild preeclampsia, not severe preeclampsia. Mild preeclampsia is characterized by high blood pressure and protein in the urine.
D. Urine output of 40 mL/hr.
Statement is wrong because urine output of 40 mL/hr is not a sign of severe preeclampsia, but rather a normal range for urine output during pregnancy.
Normal urine output ranges from 30 to 60 mL/hr for adults.