Hypertensive disease of pregnancy, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 28 relations: Acute kidney injury, Aspirin, Assessment of kidney function, Cardiovascular disease, Coma, Correlation, Developing country, Disseminated intravascular coagulation, Eclampsia, Gestational age, Gestational hypertension, HELLP syndrome, Hemolysis, Hypertension, Medical uses of magnesium sulfate, Obstetrics, Pathogenesis, Postpartum bleeding, Postpartum infections, Postpartum period, Pre-eclampsia, Preterm birth, Proteinuria, Pulmonary edema, Seizure, Small for gestational age, Stillbirth, Thrombocytopenia.

Acute kidney injury

Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure (ARF), is a sudden decrease in kidney function that develops within 7 days, as shown by an increase in serum creatinine or a decrease in urine output, or both.

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Aspirin

Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to reduce pain, fever, and/or inflammation, and as an antithrombotic.

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Assessment of kidney function

Assessment of kidney function occurs in different ways, using the presence of symptoms and signs, as well as measurements using urine tests, blood tests, and medical imaging.

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Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.

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Coma

A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions.

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Correlation

In statistics, correlation or dependence is any statistical relationship, whether causal or not, between two random variables or bivariate data.

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Developing country

A developing country is a sovereign state with a less developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a condition in which blood clots form throughout the body, blocking small blood vessels.

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Eclampsia

Eclampsia is the onset of seizures (convulsions) in a woman with pre-eclampsia. Hypertensive disease of pregnancy and Eclampsia are Health issues in pregnancy.

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Gestational age

In obstetrics, gestational age is a measure of the age of a pregnancy taken from the beginning of the woman's last menstrual period (LMP), or the corresponding age of the gestation as estimated by a more accurate method, if available.

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Gestational hypertension

Gestational hypertension or pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) is the development of new hypertension in a pregnant woman after 20 weeks' gestation without the presence of protein in the urine or other signs of pre-eclampsia. Hypertensive disease of pregnancy and Gestational hypertension are Health issues in pregnancy and hypertension.

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HELLP syndrome

HELLP syndrome is a complication of pregnancy; the acronym stands for hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count. Hypertensive disease of pregnancy and HELLP syndrome are Health issues in pregnancy.

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Hemolysis

Hemolysis or haemolysis, also known by several other names, is the rupturing (lysis) of red blood cells (erythrocytes) and the release of their contents (cytoplasm) into surrounding fluid (e.g. blood plasma).

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Hypertension

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.

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Medical uses of magnesium sulfate

Magnesium sulfate as a medication is used to treat and prevent low blood magnesium and seizures in women with eclampsia.

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Obstetrics

Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Hypertensive disease of pregnancy and Obstetrics are Women's health.

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Pathogenesis

In pathology, pathogenesis is the process by which a disease or disorder develops.

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Postpartum bleeding

Postpartum bleeding or postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is often defined as the loss of more than 500 ml or 1,000 ml of blood following childbirth.

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Postpartum infections

Postpartum infections, also known as childbed fever and puerperal fever, are any bacterial infections of the female reproductive tract following childbirth or miscarriage. Hypertensive disease of pregnancy and Postpartum infections are Health issues in pregnancy.

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Postpartum period

The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six weeks. Hypertensive disease of pregnancy and postpartum period are Women's health.

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Pre-eclampsia

Pre-eclampsia is a multi-system disorder specific to pregnancy, characterized by the onset of high blood pressure and often a significant amount of protein in the urine. Hypertensive disease of pregnancy and pre-eclampsia are Health issues in pregnancy, hypertension and Women's health.

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Preterm birth

Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks.

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Proteinuria

Proteinuria is the presence of excess proteins in the urine.

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Pulmonary edema

Pulmonary edema (British English: oedema), also known as pulmonary congestion, is excessive fluid accumulation in the tissue or air spaces (usually alveoli) of the lungs.

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Seizure

A seizure is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.

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Small for gestational age

Small for gestational age (SGA) newborns are those who are smaller in size than normal for the gestational age.

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Stillbirth

Stillbirth is typically defined as fetal death at or after 20 or 28 weeks of pregnancy, depending on the source.

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Thrombocytopenia

In hematology, thrombocytopenia is a condition characterized by abnormally low levels of platelets (also known as thrombocytes) in the blood.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertensive_disease_of_pregnancy

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