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Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia es la manifestación de hinchazón, presión sanguínea elevada, aumento de peso repentino y rápido y presencia de proteína en la orina durante el embarazo. No se conoce la causa exacta de esta condición, pero afecta aproximadamente al 5% de la población.

Revision

Last reviewed 8/23/2012 by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc. Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine.

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