Symptoms
Symptoms ( 6 Questions)
A client presents to the healthcare clinic with complaints of fatigue and blurred vision during her pregnancy.
The nurse suspects these symptoms may be related to:.
Gestational diabetes is a condition in which women develop high blood sugar during pregnancy. It may cause symptoms such as increased thirst, frequent urination, excessive sweating, overweight, and fatigue. Blurred vision can also be a sign of high blood sugar.
Iron deficiency anemia causes symptoms such as pale skin, weakness, shortness of breath, and fast heartbeat.
It does not cause blurred vision.
Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy causes symptoms such as high blood pressure, headache, swelling of the hands and feet, and protein in the urine.
Preterm labor causes symptoms such as regular contractions, lower back pain, pelvic pressure, and vaginal bleeding or discharge.
It does not cause blurred vision.
The correct answer is choice A. Gestational diabetes is a condition in which women develop high blood sugar during pregnancy. It may cause symptoms such as increased thirst, frequent urination, excessive sweating, overweight, and fatigue. Blurred vision can also be a sign of high blood sugar.
Choice B is wrong because iron deficiency anemia causes symptoms such as pale skin, weakness, shortness of breath, and fast heartbeat.
It does not cause blurred vision.
Choice C is wrong because hypertensive disorder of pregnancy causes symptoms such as high blood pressure, headache, swelling of the hands and feet, and protein in the urine.
It may cause blurred vision in severe cases, but it is not the most likely cause of the client’s symptoms.
Choice D is wrong because preterm labor causes symptoms such as regular contractions, lower back pain, pelvic pressure, and vaginal bleeding or discharge.
It does not cause blurred vision.