1 Hypertension
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Date: Experiment no: A 23-year-old woman has a normal blood pressure (118/82 mmHg) when reviewed at 8 weeks of pregnancy. In the 24th week of pregnancy, she is reviewed by her midwife and found to have a blood pressure of 148/96 mmHg. Urinalysis is normal. Questions: 1. What is the likely diagnosis? 2. What complications does the patient's high blood pressure place? her at increased risk of? 3. Should she receive drug treatment? If so, with which drug? If not, how should she be managed? Answers: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy, RVS Nagar, Chittoor-517127 (AP), INDIA.
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Date:Experiment no:
A 23-year-old woman has a normal blood pressure (118/82 mmHg) when reviewed at 8 weeks of pregnancy. In the 24th week of pregnancy, she is reviewed by her midwife and found to have a blood pressure of 148/96 mmHg. Urinalysis is normal.
Questions:1. What is the likely diagnosis?2. What complications does the patient's high blood pressure place? her at increased risk of?3. Should she receive drug treatment? If so, with which drug? If not, how should she be managed?Answers:
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy, RVS Nagar, Chittoor-517127 (AP), INDIA.