When a client undergoing treatment for severe preeclampsia complains of epigastric pain,the nurse should notify her health care provider immediately because the client is:

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In severe preeclampsia,the blood pressure increases to 160/110.Weight gain may be 2 pounds within a few days,with urinary albumin of 3+ to 4+.Common symptoms include continuous headache,blurred vision,scotomata,nausea,vomiting,irritability,hyperreflexia,cerebral disturbances,dyspnea,cyanosis,pulmonary edema,and epigastric pain.If eclampsia occurs,the client may have a grand mal seizure and go into a coma.

When a Client Undergoing Treatment for Severe Preeclampsia Complains of Epigastric