Zeitschrift für Schwangerschaft und Kindergesundheit

Abstrakt

Preeclampsiainduced Hypernatremia, Hypokalaemia, Hypocalemia and Hypomagnesemia

Shaik Reehana, Mopidevi.Meghana, J. AMOS BABU

Preeclampsia is hypertensive complication that occur during pregnancy where elevated blood pressure in mother and baby. Generally, it occursduring 3rd trimester of gestational period, it is characterised by vasospasm, vasoconstriction, elevated blood pressure by the increased sensitivity of substances like aldosterone, endothelin, prostaglandinE2, angiotensin-II, TRMP6 genes which causes electrolytes imbalances in maternal body. Conditions like hypernatremia, hypokalaemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcaemia are mostly commonly associated with preeclampsia. So, during this therapy potassium, calcium & magnesium are given, while sodium is restricted to minimize further progression of preeclampsia.