This chapter is a problem based learning discussion about the hypertensive diseases in pregnancy and describes incidence, risk factors, etiology, prevention and treatment of the disease. The chapter discusses risk factors for preeclampsia, the etiology and pathogenesis of preeclampsia; prevention of preeclampsia; management of preeclamptic patients; treatment of hypertension in pregnancy; eclampsia prevention and treatment; anesthetic management, including general anesthesia, of the preeclamptic patient; invasive monitoring in the preeclamptic patient; and management of HELLP syndrome. The chapter uses the case study of a 32-year-old woman at 39 weeks gestation who presents to the labor floor with headache, blurry vision, and abdominal pain for 1 day.
Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy and breast cancer risk
