The prenatal clinic nurse monitored women for preeclampsia.If all four women were in the clinic at the same time,which one should the nurse see first?

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Proteinuria is defined as a concentration of 1+ or greater via dipstick measurement.A dipstick value of 3+ is indicative of severe preeclampsia and should alert the nurse that additional testing or assessment should be made.Generally,hypertension is defined as a BP of 140/90 or higher.Preeclampsia may be manifested as a rapid weight gain.Gaining 0.5 kg during the past 2 weeks does not qualify as rapid.Edema occurs in many normal pregnancies as well as in women with preeclampsia.Therefore,the presence of edema is no longer considered diagnostic of preeclampsia.

The Prenatal Clinic Nurse Monitored Women for Preeclampsia