This medication produces a warm or flushed feeling, along with some drowsiness. If bed rest is prescribed, the blood pressure and urine protein will be checked often. Sometimes it is safe to remain on bed rest at home, while in other cases hospitalization is necessary. Regardless, if the blood pressure becomes too high, delivery must be induced to prevent seizures, liver damage, kidney damage, or bleeding. All of these require immediate evaluation.
Pre eclampsia is categorized as either mild or severe.
Most cases are mild, but some are severe, and in unusual cases are life-threatening. The damaged blood cells may lead to edema and anemia, while the elevated liver tests occur because of swelling around the liver. If a liver hematoma develops, it can burst, causing unbelievable hemorrhage. Thankfully, this is rare, as many women die when the liver ruptures, while the one s that live sometimes require up to 100 units of transfused blood. Low platelets is also called thrombocytopenia in medial lingo.