NUR 113 Unit 3 (100% Errorless Answers)

Chronic Hypertension correct answers History BP 140/90 prior to pregnancy, during, & after pregnancy Meds: labetalol - BETA blocker (slows HR and force) nifedipine - antianginal calcium channel blocker slows down calcium ions that slow the heart down methyldopa - alpha-2 agonist releases/relaxes blood vessels to make blood pass easier a client will not be on meds unless it reaches that dangerous threshold Gestational Hypertension correct answers BP in pregnancy (140/90 mm Hg) or systolic elevation of 30 +diastolic elevation of 15 No proteinuria BP resolves after birth within 12 weeks Preeclampsia/ Eclampsia correct answers Most common Hypertension occurs at or 20 wks Previous normotensive Proteinuria Progressive Chronic Hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia or eclampsia correct answers Worsening 20wk Serum uric acid *normally uric acid is 6.8 (anything higher than that is the only thing that stands out for superimposed preeclampsia)* *urine protein 300* preeclampsia correct answers is increased blood pressure in pregnancy after 20 weeks gestation accompanied by proteinuria in a previously normotensive woman. *urine protein 300* eclampsia definition correct answers the occurrence of a seizure in a woman with preeclampsia who has no other cause for a seizure. risk factors (PIH) correct answers First pregnancy Age younger than 18 years or older than 40 years Prior history of preeclampsia