Types of hypertension in pregnancy
Classification of hypertension in pregnancy:
A. Gestational Hypertension- without proteinuria or pathological edema
B. Preeclampsia – Hypertension and proteinuria with or without edema
C. Eclampsia – Pre-eclampsia complicated with convulsion and/or coma
D. Chronic Hypertension:
a. Essential hypertension
b. Chronic Renal Disease
c. Coarctation of Aorta
d. Pheochromocytoma
e. Thyrotoxicosis
f. Connective tissue disorders like SLE
E. Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension.
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension ( PIH) is defined as hypertension that develops as …
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