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Which is the only known cure for preeclampsia?
 
  a. Magnesium sulfate
  b. Delivery of the fetus
  c. Antihypertensive medications
  d. Administration of aspirin (ASA) every day of the pregnancy

Question 2

Which finding could cause the nurse to suspect gestational trophoblastic disease in a client at 8 weeks' gestation?
 
  a. Blood pressure of 128/70 mm Hg
  b. Fundal height of 12 cm
  c. Nausea and vomiting
  d. Weight gain of 3 pounds



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
If the fetus is viable and near term, birth is the only known cure for preeclampsia. Magnesium sulfate is one of the medications used to treat but not cure preeclampsia. Antihypertensive medications are used to lower the dangerously elevated blood pressures in preeclampsia and eclampsia. Low doses of aspirin (60 to 80 mg) have been administered to women at high risk for developing preeclampsia.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Gestational trophoblastic disease is characterized by proliferation and edema of the chorionic villi. The fluid-filled villi form grapelike clusters of tissue that can rapidly grow to fill the uterus to the size of a more advanced pregnancy. Blood pressure of 128/70 mm Hg, nausea and vomiting, and weight gain of 3 pounds are all normal findings in the first trimester.



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