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Book 2 Unit 1

Select the one best answer to each question (unless otherwise instructed). Record your answers on the test.
A woman with chronic hypertension is at increased risk during pregnancy for all of the following conditions, except:
A blood pressure of 160/110 mm Hg in a pregnant woman with proteinuria and persistent headache represents preeclampsia with severe features.
Magnesium sulfate is used for the acute reduction of blood pressure in women who have preeclampsia with severe features .
If gestational hypertension occurred in one pregnancy , there is an increased risk of it occurring in subsequent pregnancies.
Slowing of the fetal growth rate may occur before preeclampsia is evident.
In cases of preeclampsia with severe features, early delivery for the health of the pregnant woman or the baby may be necessary.
Women with hypertension during pregnancy are at increased risk for placenta previa.
When thrombocytopenia is present, epidural anesthesia is the preferred method of pain relief during labor.
All of the following conditions are possible maternal complications of hypertension during pregnancy, except:
Which of the following actions should be taken first if a woman with preeclampsia has a seizure?
Which of the following conditions is most likely to be present at birth in a newborn whose mother received large amounts of magnesium sulfate?
Which of the following conditions is least likely to be present in a woman with HELLP syndrome?
In women with severe hypertension, lowering blood pressure below 140/90 mm Hg should be avoided because blood pressure below that level is likely to result in
Which of the following conditions should a woman with hypertension report immediately to her health professional?
   
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Which of the following actions are appropriate measures for a woman with controlled chronic hypertension?
   
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Which of the following actions are appropriate postpartum care measures for a woman who had preeclampsia with severe features?
   
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