ACUTE ECLAMPSIA

Course overview

ECLAMPSIA IS A PREGNANCY-RELATED DISORDER THAT MANIFESTS AS NEW-ONSET GENERALIZED TONIC COLONIC SEIZURES. TYPICALLY ECLAMPSIA OCCURS AFTER GESTATIONAL WEEK 20, ALTHOUGH IT MAY OCCUR SOONER WITH MULTI-GESTATIONAL OR MOLAR PREGNANCIES AND MAY OCCUR IN THE 6-WEEK POSTPARTUM WINDOW. IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, RESULTANT MATERNAL MORTALITY MAY BE AS HIGH AS 1.8%, AND IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, IT MAY BE AS HIGH AS 14%. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ECLAMPSIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.