Morgan is in her six months of pregnancy and noticed that her face and hands are

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Morgan is in her six months of pregnancy and noticed that her face and hands are swelling. At her next checkup, she mentions this swelling to her obstetrician. Morgan's blood pressure is now 150/110. the obstetrician examines the results of Morgan's Urinalysis: pH: 5, color: amber, Appearance: cloudy, specific gravity: 1.040, Protein:2+ on dipstick (160 mg/day or 16 mg/dL) Glucose: trace, ketones: none. Morgan is immediately hospitalized. Of the following choices (a through e), what is the likely initial diagnosis? Give two specific clinical characteristics, which support your conclusion. a) placenta previa, preeclampsia, ectopic pregnancy, erythroblastosis fetalis, gestational diabetes. Morgan is in her six months of pregnancy and noticed that her face and hands are swelling. At her next checkup, she mentions this swelling to her obstetrician. Morgan's blood pressure is now 150/110. the obstetrician examines the results of Morgan's Urinalysis: pH: 5, color: amber, Appearance: cloudy, specific gravity: 1.040, Protein:2+ on dipstick (160 mg/day or 16 mg/dL) Glucose: trace, ketones: none. Morgan is immediately hospitalized. Of the following choices (a through e), what is the likely initial diagnosis? Give two specific clinical characteristics, which support your conclusion. a) placenta previa, preeclampsia, ectopic pregnancy, erythroblastosis fetalis, gestational diabetes. Morgan is in her six months of pregnancy and noticed that her face and hands are swelling. At her next checkup, she mentions this swelling to her obstetrician. Morgan's blood pressure is now 150/110. the obstetrician examines the results of Morgan's Urinalysis: pH: 5, color: amber, Appearance: cloudy, specific gravity: 1.040, Protein:2+ on dipstick (160 mg/day or 16 mg/dL) Glucose: trace, ketones: none. Morgan is immediately hospitalized. Of the following choices (a through e), what is the likely initial diagnosis? Give two specific clinical characteristics, which support your conclusion. a) placenta previa, preeclampsia, ectopic pregnancy, erythroblastosis fetalis, gestational diabetes.

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Morgan is suffering from preeclampsia.

Clinical characteristics to suuport the conclusion are: Preeclampsia is characterized by high blood pressure and the presence of significant amount of protein in the urine. This condition occurs usuallt after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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