Multiple choice

Mrs. Bhatiya is12 weeks pregnant and is noted to have an elevated blood pressure and proteinuria on a routine pregnancy health check. Which of the following statements is true?

  1. Cardiac output falls during pregnancy.

  2. She has pre-eclampsia .

  3. An underlying glomerulonephritis could be present .

  4. Most pregnant patients have significant proteinuria .

  5. Blood pressure always rises during pregnancy .
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C Correct answer
Explanation

If blood pressure is relatively high in early pregnancy, this is abnormal. There are a number of causes of this including an underlying glomerulonephritis or pre-existing essential hypertension.

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