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Discuss what questions you would ask the patient, what physical exam elements you would include, what further testing you would want to have performed, differential and working diagnosis, treatment plan, including inclusion of complementary and OTC therapy, referrals and other team members needed to complete patient care.
Hannah is 32 weeks EGA and comes to you for her routine prenatal appointment. Her BP is 156/96 and her urine has 2+ protein. She complains of having a headache that will not go away and just not feeling "right."
What will you include in your differential diagnoses and what test(s) will you order to ascertain the correct diagnosis?
Explain the differences (timing, presence of proteinuria, presence of seizures, BP parameters) between preeclampsia, eclampsia, gestational hypertension, chronic hypertension, and preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension.
Provide evidence from the research to support your decision-making.