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Predisposing factors:
Aged 35 and above Precipitating Factors:
Family History of Low socio-economic
Hypertension and Diabetes status
Mellitus Multiparity
Increased Cardiac Output Traumatic Pregnancy
during Pregnancy
Increased Blood Volume
during Pregnancy
See Line B
Increased Peripheral
Resistance
Decreased Cardiac
Output
Tissue Hypoxia
Multi-Organ Damage
See Line A
Increased Permeability Decreased Glomerular Increased Tubular Damage to Endothelial Cells of Arteries and
of Glomerular Filtration Rate Reabsorption of Sodium Action of Prostaglandin . Decreased
Membrane Prostaglandin and Increased Thromboxanes
Decreased Urine Output Fluid Retention
CHON in Urine and Creatinine
Sugar in Urine Clearance Decreased Responsiveness Increased Vasoconstriction and
Edema
Blood in Urine to BP changes is Lost Platelet Aggregation
Increased Hematocrit
Increased Initially Thrombocytosis
Line A Vasoconstricior Effects then Thrombocytopenia
Vision Changes
Decreased maternal Placental Ischemia Formation of Fibrin Meshwork that
supply of nutrients and Occludes Blood Vessels
Blurring of Vision oxygen to fetus
Double Vision Early Placental
Degeneration HELLP
Fetal Compromise Rupture and Hemolysis
Syndrome
Retinal of RBC
Hemmorhage Fetal Death
Pre-term Labor Disseminated Anemia
Intravascualar
Blindness Coagulation
Further Rise in Blood
Pressure Excessive (paradoxical)
bleeding
If left untreated
Death