ECLAMPSIA

Course overview

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES PREECLAMPSIA AND ECLAMPSIA, ONE OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES OF HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS OF PREGNANCY. ECLAMPSIA IS A SEVERE COMPLICATION OF PREECLAMPSIA AND POSES BOTH A RISK TO THE MOTHER AND FETUS. ECLAMPSIA IS A DISEASE PROCESS THAT NEEDS TO BE EMERGENTLY IDENTIFIED AND TREATED PROMPTLY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE TOPIC OF ECLAMPSIA AND SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, HISTORY AND PHYSICAL, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF ECLAMPSIA BY AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.