Eclampsia Flashcards
what is eclampsia?
when pre-eclmapsia is complicaited with generalised convulsions
what is pre-eclampsia
hypertensive disorder of pregnancy
multi-organ involvement
charactersied by new onset high blood pressure and protein urea often seen after 20 weeks of gestation
when does pre-eclampsia occur?
what causes eclampsia?
cerebral oedema
cereabl haemorrhage
clinical features are what
headache
blood pressure above 160 systolic
hyperflexia
visual changes
seizures are tonic-clonic
what are important differentials?
epilepsy
enchephalitis
metabolic disorders
eclampsia is an obstetic ________ and managed with an ___ approach
emergency
ABC
what is the management of eclapsia?
what doe smagnesium sulphate do?
contiued for 24 hours post delivery
______ is the only cure of eclampsia
delivery
what are other omcplications of eclampsia?
how do you decrease the risk of pre-eclampsia in subsequent pregnancies?
low dose aspriin form 12 weeks gestation
