DIAGNOSIS OF PREECLAMPSIA
Preeclampsia is characterized by hypertension which occurs at >20 gestation, along with proteinuria and the symptoms resolve after birth.
Proteinuria is defined as the excretion of protein in the urine of ≥300 mg/24 hour, or protein:
creatinine ratio ≥0.3,
or when there is a persistent protein finding of 30 mg/dL on random urinalysis (+1 on dipstick urinalysis).
Preeclampsia occurs in 6% of pregnancies,
usually primigravida.
Moreover,
preeclampsia is classified as mild and severe preeclampsia,
in which both should be managed differently.
The following factors increase the risk of preeclampsia:.