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Hypertension and pre-eclampsia
A practice question in the style of the AMC Part 1 MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A 28-year-old woman at 32 weeks has blood pressure 146/94 on two readings 4 hours apart. Her urine protein to creatinine ratio is 12 mg/mmol, bloods are normal and the baby is growing well. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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The answer is B: Gestational hypertension.
New hypertension after 20 weeks without proteinuria or other organ or fetal involvement is gestational hypertension.
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