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preeclampsia, toxemia, seizures, eclampsia, occurrence of seizures not attributed to another cause, pregnancy, 20th week, eclampsia is not well understood, eclampsia, follow preeclampsia, condition cannot be brought under control, preeclampsia, serious condition which occurs, pregnancy, marked by high blood pressure, weight gain, protein, in the urine, difficult to predict which preeclamptic women, go on to have seizures, the hallmark of eclampsia, poor correlation between the degree of hypertension present in preeclampsia, ultimate occurrence of seizures, exact cause of preeclampsia has not been identified, numerous theories of potential causes, range from genetic, dietary, vascular, blood vessel, neurological factors, none, the theories has yet been proven, preeclampsia occurs in approximately 5% of all pregnancies, incidence of eclampsia is approximately 1 out of 2000 to 3000 pregnancies, an increased risk, preeclampsia is associated, first time pregnancies, teenage pregnancies, mothers over the age of 40, african-american women, multiple pregnancies, women, a history of diabetes, hypertension, renal, kidney, eclampsia, seizures, severe agitation, unconsciousness, variable period of time, musculoskeletal aches, pains after an event, trauma, preeclampsia, nondependent edema, swelling, the hands, face which is present upon arising, dependent edema, swelling, the feet, ankles, considered normal, pregnancy, unintentional weight gain in excess of 2 pounds per week, a very sudden gain over 1 to 2 days, headache which is resistant to treatment, usual pain medications, visual disturbances, epigastric, upper abdominal pain, eclampsia, involuntary movements, tonic-clonic seizures, relaxation phase of deep-tendon reflexes prolonged, breathing, respiration, cease, brief periods, apnea, physical evidence of trauma noted, infrequently, an eye examination, note retinal changes, hypertension, preeclampsia, documented weight gain occurs, nondependent edema occurs, blood pressure is high, 140/90 millimeters mercury, greater, protein is noted in urine, proteinuria, platelet count is less than 100,000/fl, thrombocytopenia, liver function tests, elevated, eclampsia, preeclampsia, tests, hematocrit, serum chloride, uric acid, creatinine, cbc, blood differential, the risk of eclampsia is unpredictable, not related to physical signs the degree of high blood pressure, an anticonvulsant, seizure prevention medication, given to women in labor, preeclampsia, magnesium sulfate, safe drug, the mother, fetus, used, prevent seizures, preeclampsia is bedrest, delivery, safe, the fetus, patients, hospitalized, occasionally managed on an outpatient basis, careful monitoring of blood pressure, urine protein, weight gain, lower the elevated blood pressure, goal, manage the condition, 36 weeks, the pregnancy have passed, condition is then relieved, the delivery, the baby, delivery induced, any, diastolic blood pressure of greater than 110 mmhg consistently, 6-hour period, persistent, severe headache, epigastric, stomach region, pain, abnormal liver function tests, rising serum creatinine, hellp syndrome, pulmonary edema, fluid in lungs, eclampsia, thrombocytopenia, abnormal fetal heart pattern, failure of fetal growth noted by ultrasound, delivery, treatment of choice, eclampsia, pregnancy over 28 weeks, pregnancies less than 24 weeks, induction of labor, the likelihood of a viable fetus is minimal, prolonging such pregnancies results in maternal complications, infant death in approximately 87%, the cases, pregnancies between 24, 28 weeks gestation present a "gray zone", conservative management, monitoring, maternal, fetal complications, maternal deaths, preeclampsia, eclampsia, rare, fetal, perinatal, close to birth, deaths, generally decrease, the maturity, the fetus increases, risk of recurrent preeclampsia in later pregnancies is approximately 33%, preeclampsia, does not appear to lead to chronic high blood pressure in women, preeclampsia, develop into eclampsia, the occurrence of seizures, eclampsia, lead to complications from trauma, death, risk, placenta abruptio is increased, preeclampsia, eclampsia, fetal complications, prematurity, time of delivery, any symptoms of eclampsia, preeclampsia occur, pregnancy, emergency symptoms include seizures, decreased consciousness, currently no known preventive methods, all pregnant women, obtain early, ongoing prenatal care, allows, the early recognition, treatment of conditions preeclampsia, adequate treatment of preeclampsia, prevent eclampsia from occuring.