Nurses should be aware that chronic hypertension:
1. is defined as hypertension that begins during pregnancy and lasts for the duration of pregnancy.
2. is considered severe when the BP systolic is greater than 140 or the diastolic is greater than 90.
3. is general hypertension plus proteinuria.
4. can occur independently or simultaneously with gestational hypertension.
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1. Incorrect. Chronic hypertension is present before pregnancy or diagnosed before the 20th week of gestation and persists longer than 6 weeks postpartum.
2. Incorrect. That is the range for hypertension. It becomes severe with a diastolic BP of 110 or higher.
3. Incorrect. Proteinuria is an excessive concentration of protein in the urine. It is a compli-cation, not a defining characteristic, of hypertension.
4. Correct. Gestational hypertension replaces the term pregnancy-induced hypertension.
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