Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and high levels of protein in the urine ...

Research indicated that the P/C ratio offers a quicker and more effective method for identifying significant proteinuria in ...

[43] In summary, proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis is used for screening and initial detection of preeclampsia in pregnancy, and may predict morbidity and mortality in other patient populations.

and proteinuria (excretion of >300 mg daily) usually after 20 weeks of gestation with no history of hypertension Severe preeclampsia Hypertensive urgency (blood pressure >160/110 mm Hg ...

A research team from Sinai Health and the University of Toronto has identified a way to determine which mothers are more ...

Wendy Kuohung, MD, associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year, Discovery Research Grant from March of ...

Hypertension in pregnancy contributes substantially to maternal morbidity and mortality, persistent hypertension, and rehospitalization. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are also associated with a ...

Still, she didn't want to panic, even as her headache began to worsen. She started to suspect that she had preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication that causes swelling and high blood pressure.

Toxemia or pre-eclampsia is one of the more common disorders ... taking on extra fluid, and spilling protein into the urine. Those are the three classic symptoms. There are other symptoms that ...

A new blood test has an 80% accuracy in predicting preterm preeclampsia, according to a study published today, Feb. 12, in ...