Pre-eclampsia physical examination

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [3]

Patients with preeclampsia usually appear edematous .Physical examination may be remarkable for:Hyperreflexia, vision loss or deficit, altered sensorium , confusion, Rale in lungs field, Limbs edema. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome should be considered in the setting of preeclampsia in patients with vision loss or deficit, seizure, headache, and altered sensorium or confusion.

• Patients with preeclampsia usually appear edematous .
• Physical examination may be remarkable for:
• Hyperreflexia
• vision loss or deficit
• altered sensorium
• confusion
• Rale in lungs field
• Limbs edema

• Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome should be considered in the setting of preeclampsia in patients with vision loss or deficit, seizure, headache, and altered sensorium or confusion.^[1]