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PREVENTION OF PREECLAMPSIA

Categories: OBSTETRICS
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New onset of hypertension plus proteinuria, end-organ dysfunction, or both after 20 weeks of gestation in
a previously normotensive individual.

In preexisting (chronic) hypertension, accelerating hypertension plus proteinuria, end-organ dysfunction,
or both after 20 weeks suggests superimposed preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia is a common risk factor for maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide,
Kenya MMR-414/100000-2022-2023

What Will You Learn?

  • The learner should describe what is preeclampsia and signs and symptoms.
  • The should the prevention strategies and when to refer a preeclamptic mother.
  • Objectives
  • To describe the role of aspirin and vitamin D in preeclampsia prevetion
  • Othe prevention methods for preeclampsia

Course Content

Discussion
New onset of hypertension plus proteinuria, end-organ dysfunction, or both after 20 weeks of gestation in a previously normotensive individual. In preexisting (chronic) hypertension, accelerating hypertension plus proteinuria, end-organ dysfunction, or both after 20 weeks suggests superimposed preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a common risk factor for maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, Kenya MMR-414/100000-2022-2023

  • Prevention therapies
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  • Timing of initiation
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  • Other therapies
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  • Minimal effective therapies
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  • Ineffective prevention remedies
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  • Danger signs in preeclampsia
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  • Questions

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