When assessing an adolescent female who is in her third trimester of pregnancy, the nurse assesses for the classic symptoms associated with pre-eclampsia, which include:

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The classic symptoms of pre-eclampsia are hypertension and proteinuria.Headaches may occur with worsening symptoms, and seizures may occur if preeclampsia is left untreated and leads to eclampsia.Pregnant adolescents are also at risk for pre-eclampsia, a multisystem disease specific to pregnancy characterized by new-onset hypertension, proteinuria, or both, usually after 20 weeks' gestation.A serious variant of pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelet count), is an ominous picture.Edema is a common occurrence in pregnancy.

When Assessing an Adolescent Female Who Is in Her Third