Preeclampsia Hardcover Book

Preeclampsia Hardcover Book Description

Preeclampsia is becoming an increasingly common diagnosis in the developed world and remains a high cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in the developing world. It is a multisystem progressive disorder of pregnancy characterized by the new onset of hypertension and proteinuria of 300 mgday or of hypertension and significant end-organ dysfunction with or without proteinuria. It also presents with a variety of organ failures, including malfunction of kidneys, liver and lungs.