What is Preeclampsia?
What is Preeclampsia?
- Preeclampsia: High blood pressure problems in second half of pregnancy.
- Preeclampsia: pregnancy induced hypertensive states, including EPH gestosis when edema and proteinuria accompany hypertension; other hypertensive disorders that develop during pregnancy or the puerperium are preeclampsia and eclampsia, either of which may be superimposed upon chronic hypertensive vascular or renal disease.
Source - Diseases Database
- Preeclampsia: abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Preeclampsia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Preeclampsia, or a subtype of Preeclampsia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Preeclampsia: Introduction
Types of Preeclampsia:
Broader types of Preeclampsia:
How many people get Preeclampsia?
Incidence (annual) of Preeclampsia: 146,320 cases (1998/NHLBI); about 5% of pregnancies.
Incidence Rate of Preeclampsia: approx 1 in 1,858 or 0.05% or 146,320 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Preeclampsia:
Preeclampsia is the most common hypertensive disorder during pregnancy,
affecting an estimated 5-8% of pregnant women annually in the United States, and
has the greatest effect on maternal and infant outcome. (Source: excerpt from REPORT of the WORKING GROUP on RESEARCH on HYPERTENSION DURING PREGNANCY: NHLBI)
Incidence of Preeclampsia: High blood pressure problems
occur in 6 percent to 8 percent of all pregnancies in the U.S., about 70 percent
of which are first-time pregnancies. In 1998, more than 146,320 cases of
preeclampsia alone were diagnosed. (Source: excerpt from High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy: NHLBI)
Who gets Preeclampsia?
Patient Profile for Preeclampsia: Pregnant women; usually after 20th week of pregnancy.
Gender Profile for Preeclampsia: Pregnant women only.
How serious is Preeclampsia?
Prognosis of Preeclampsia: Good with prompt treatment.
Mother symptoms usually disappear within 6 weeks of delivery,
without major long-term complications.
Baby complications can be mostly avoided if the condition is controlled.
Complications of Preeclampsia:
see complications of Preeclampsia
Prognosis of Preeclampsia: In women with preeclampsia, blood pressure usually
returns to baseline within days to weeks after delivery.
(Source: excerpt from REPORT of the WORKING GROUP on RESEARCH on HYPERTENSION DURING PREGNANCY: NHLBI)
What causes Preeclampsia?
Causes of Preeclampsia: see causes of Preeclampsia
Risk factors for Preeclampsia:
see
risk factors for Preeclampsia
What are the symptoms of Preeclampsia?
Symptoms of Preeclampsia:
see symptoms of Preeclampsia
Complications of Preeclampsia:
see complications of Preeclampsia
Can anyone else get Preeclampsia?
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Preeclampsia.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Preeclampsia.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Preeclampsia:
see treatments for Preeclampsia
Prevention of Preeclampsia:
see prevention of Preeclampsia
Research for Preeclampsia:
see research for Preeclampsia
Society issues for Preeclampsia
Hospitalization statistics for Preeclampsia:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Preeclampsia:
- 0.013% (1,682 ) of hospital consultant episodes were for pre-existing hypertension complications complicating pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 98% of hospital consultant episodes for pre-existing hypertension complications complicating pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for pre-existing hypertension complications complicating pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 3% of hospital consultant episodes for pre-existing hypertension complications complicating pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for pre-existing hypertension complications complicating pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for pre-existing hypertension complications complicating pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Preeclampsia:
blood, blood pressure, blood vessels
Name and Aliases of Preeclampsia
Main name of condition: Preeclampsia
Other names or spellings for Preeclampsia:
toxemia of pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension, PIH, preeclamptic toxemia, Toxemia
Gestosis, PET, Pre-eclamptic toxaemia
Source - Diseases Database
Preeclampsia, Pre-eclampsia, Toxaemia of pregnancy, Toxemia, Toxaemia
Source - WordNet 2.1
Preeclamptic toxemia, Pregnancy-induced hypertension, Toxemia, Pregnancy-induced hypertension, Toxemia, Toxemia, Preeclamptic toxemia
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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