In assessing a client with preeclampsia, the nurse correlates the clinical manifestations below, those labeled with numbers ____________________,
as associated with this diagnosis. (Your answer should appear as numbers separated by commas and spaces [e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4].)
1. Systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mm Hg
2. Increase in systolic blood pressure of 20 mm Hg over baseline
3. Diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mm Hg
4. Increase in diastolic blood pressure of 15 mm Hg over baseline
5. Two-pound increase in weight in one week
6. Nine-pound increase in weight in one month
ANS:
1, 3, 4, 6
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