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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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* Patients with [[preeclampsia]] usually appear [[edematous]] . | * Patients with [[preeclampsia]] usually appear [[edematous]] . | ||
* Physical examination may be remarkable for: | * Physical examination may be remarkable for: | ||
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[[Category:Cardiology]] | [[Category:Cardiology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [3]
Overview
Physical examination
- Patients with preeclampsia usually appear edematous .
- Physical examination may be remarkable for:
- Hyperreflexia
- vision loss or deficit
- altered sensorium
- confusion
- Rale in lungs field
- Limbs edema
- Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome should be considered in the setting of preeclampsia in patients with vision loss or deficit, seizure, headache, and altered sensorium or confusion.[1]
References
- ↑ Ikeda, Masahiro; Ito, Shuichi; Hataya, Hiroshi; Honda, Masataka; Anbo, Kazutoshi (2001). "Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy in a patient with minimal-change nephrotic syndrome". American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 37 (4): e30.1–e30.3. doi:10.1016/S0272-6386(01)90016-2. ISSN 0272-6386.