Clinical signs and symptoms | |
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a. New onset of elevated blood pressurea | |
b. Aggravation of pre-existing hypertension | |
c. New onset of protein in urineb | |
d. Aggravation of pre-existing proteinuria | |
e. One or more other reason(s) for clinical suspicion of preeclampsia (see i. and ii.) | |
i. Preeclampsia-related symptoms: | 1. Epigastric pain |
2. Excessive edema/severe swelling, (face, hands, feet) | |
3. Headache | |
4. Visual disturbances | |
5. Sudden weight gain (>1Â kg/week in the third trimester) | |
ii. Preeclampsia-relatedfindings: | 1. Low platelets |
2. Elevated liver transaminases | |
3. (Suspected) intrauterine growth restriction | |
4. Abnormal uterine perfusion detected by Doppler sonography with mean pulsatility index >95th percentile in the second trimester and/or bilateral uterine artery notching |