Pre-eclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension (Q45174): Difference between revisions

A condition affecting pregnant females over 20 weeks gestation. This condition is characterised by systolic blood pressure greater than 140mmHg and diastolic greater or equal to 90mmHg on two occasions 4 hours apart in the presence of either proteinuria or other new onset maternal organ dysfunction characterised by one thrombocytopenia, elevated serum creatinine or liver transaminases, or neurological conditions or fetal growth restriction in a female diagnosed with pre-existing hypertension.