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Which type of hypertension arises for the first time in the second half of pregnancy and is not associated with proteinuria?
Which type of hypertension arises for the first time in the second half of pregnancy and is not associated with proteinuria?
- Chronic hypertension
- Pre-eclampsia
- Non-proteinuric pregnancy-induced hypertension (correct)
- Essential hypertension
What is the widely agreed classification system for hypertension in pregnancy based on?
What is the widely agreed classification system for hypertension in pregnancy based on?
- The presence of diabetes in pregnancy
- The gestational age at which it appears (correct)
- The severity of proteinuria
- The maternal age at the onset of hypertension
What is the diagnosis for pregnant women who have confirmed hypertension in the first half of pregnancy?
What is the diagnosis for pregnant women who have confirmed hypertension in the first half of pregnancy?
- Gestational hypertension
- Pre-eclampsia
- Essential hypertension (correct)
- Chronic hypertension
What can chronic hypertension predispose to, even in the absence of superimposed pre-eclampsia?
What can chronic hypertension predispose to, even in the absence of superimposed pre-eclampsia?
What can mask chronic hypertension in pregnant women during the first trimester?
What can mask chronic hypertension in pregnant women during the first trimester?
What is the estimated global maternal death toll due to pre-eclampsia each year?
What is the estimated global maternal death toll due to pre-eclampsia each year?
What proportion of women with gestational hypertension will develop pre-eclampsia?
What proportion of women with gestational hypertension will develop pre-eclampsia?
What is the leading cause of maternal death?
What is the leading cause of maternal death?
What proportion of women experience raised blood pressure prior to delivery?
What proportion of women experience raised blood pressure prior to delivery?
Which condition is responsible for considerable perinatal morbidity and mortality when accompanied by pre-eclampsia?
Which condition is responsible for considerable perinatal morbidity and mortality when accompanied by pre-eclampsia?
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