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Pregnancy-induced hypertension

1986
The best approach to the management of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) would be its prevention (Table 17.1). Unfortunately, this goal will continue to elude us until we understand the primary pathogenesis of this condition. Some hypotheses are beginning to emerge.
F. Broughton Pipkin, E. M. Symonds
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Transient Blindness in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension

Asia-Oceania Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1994
AbstractSudden blindness in pregnancy is a devastating experience for the patient, her family and the treating obstetrician. Four cases of cortical blindness with pregnancy induced hypertension are presented, seen at the General Hospital Kota Bharu, Kelantan, in 1990.
S, Achanna, D, Monga, , Sivagnanam
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The Effect of Consanguinity on Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2008
The aetiology of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is unknown. Either an immunological or a genetic disorder are considered likely, with possibly an interaction between the two. If this were true, homozygosity would play an important role. Though consanguinity is believed to play a protective role, the effect of inbreeding on PIH has been ...
K, George, J, Vedamony, J, Idikulla, P S, Rao   +3 more
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Transient blindness in pregnancy induced hypertension

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1989
AbstractTransient blindness associated with pregnancy induced hypertension without neurological symptoms is a rare phenomenon. The blindness in these cases is postulated to be of “cortical blindness”. Two such cases occurring immediately after childbirth are presented. The ophthalmic manifestations of this complication of pregnancy induced hypertension
S, Nalliah, A S, Thavarashah
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Dealing with coagulopathies of pregnancy-induced hypertension

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 2001
A woman with pregnancy-induced hypertension may experience a potentially fatal bleeding disorder. This article describes how to recognize trouble and intervene appropriately.
M B, Leaton, P S, Martin
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Pregnancy‐induced hypertension in twin pregnancy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1984
summaryA prospective study of 54 primigravid twin pregnancies in Durban showed that pregnancy‐induced hypertension occurred in 37%. This was more than twice the expected rate for singleton pregnancies in this Black African population. The babies born in the group of patients with pregnancy‐induced hypertension were significantly lighter and had a ...
P F, McMullan, R J, Norman, M, Marivate
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Pharmacologic Therapy for Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 1996
Complications of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) remain a leading cause of maternal mortality in the United States. The etiology of the disease is not fully understood, but pathologic effects of PIH on maternal organ systems are well documented.
M C, Sisson, P M, Sauer
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Job Strain and Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

Epidemiology, 1999
In a case-control study we assessed whether exposure to high job strain during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy increases the risk of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension. Cases (128 with preeclampsia and 201 with gestational hypertension) and controls (N = 401) were primiparous women who had a paid occupation for at least 1 week during the first ...
S, Marcoux, S, Bérubé, C, Brisson, M, Mondor   +3 more
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Anticardiolipin antibodies in pregnancy induced hypertension

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 1996
It was suggested that anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA) were found positive in some obstetrical problems such as recurrent foetal losses, intrauterine growth retardation, etc. The aim of this study was to determine ACA levels in pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) cases.
Cengiz, C, Kucukerdogan, I, Ozan, H, Uncu, G   +3 more
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Anesthesia for the Parturient with Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1987
The parturient with PIH presents several anesthetic challenges. The evaluation of each major organ system is necessary in formulating an anesthetic plan for each patient such that a healthy mother and baby is the end result.
M M, Jones, T H, Joyce
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