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-blood pressure greater than 30 mm Hg diastolic,
- Edema.
-Excess protein in your urine (proteinuria) or additional signs of
kidney problems.
-Severe headaches.
-Changes in vision, including temporary loss of vision, blurred vision
or light sensitivity.
-Upper abdominal pain, usually under your ribs on the right side.
5. nursing interventions:
Note for Vital Signs
Abstain from tobacco or caffeine use for 30 minutes before
measurement
Take BP in upright position
-For the accuracy of data
For patients in hospital BP can be taken sitting up or in left
lateral recumbent position, patient’s arm at level of heart
-For accuracy of data
Close monitoring of the mother and her fetus will be needed.
Tests for the mother might include blood and urine tests to see
if the preeclampsia is progressing, such as tests to assess
platelet counts, liver enzymes, kidney function, and urinary
protein levels. Tests for the fetus might include ultrasound,
heart rate monitoring, assessment of fetal growth, and amniotic
fluid assessment.
-For baseline data
To help prevent further complications, Ask the mother to go on
bed rest to try to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow
to the placenta.
-To prevent other complications
Treatment in the hospital might include intravenous medication
to control blood pressure and prevent seizures or other
complications, as well as steroid injections.
-Steroid is to help speed up the development of the fetus's
lungs.
Anticonvulsive medication, such as magnesium sulfate might be
used
- to prevent a seizure.
Magnesium Sulfate
-Inform the patient that this drug is use to prevent seizure
and is given intravenously , and inform the mother that
she may experience uncomfortably warm, headache, dry
mouth, nausea, and blurred vision.
6.
Health educate the mother about pre-eclampsia
- Giving the right information to the mother helps them to
understand the risk factor , management and treatment
about it.
A pregnant woman should immediately call her health care
provider if any of the signs or symptoms of severe disease
develop, or if she has decreased fetal activity, vaginal bleeding,
abdominal pain, or frequent uterine contractions.
-this might affect the fetus if the mother will not call the health
provider, developing of any signs or symptoms has greater
chance of having pre-eclampsia.
Inform the mother that clinical signs of preeclampsia can
appear suddenly. Never
underestimate the importance of even mild BP
elevationscomplicating a pregnancy.
- blood pressure puts you at risk of heart attack, stroke and
other major complications and it can be dangerous for the
infant.
7. OB SCORE
G4P2T1P1A1L2= Gravida is 4 because she is currently pregnant
and has a history of miscarriage, preterm and term pregnancy. Para is 2
because she got history of preterm and term pregnancy. Term is 1 because
of her term history of pregnancy , Preterm is 1 because of her preterm
history of pregnancy ,Abortion is 1 because she has history of miscarriage,
living is 2 because of her term and pre term history of pregnancy. M is 1
because she is currently pregnant with twins.
30
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AOG : Sept 05
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Sept 25
Oct 31
Nov 30
Dec 31
Jan 30
Feb 28
March 31
April 13
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219 days divided by 7
AOG = 31 weeks and 2/7 days