The treatment goals of pregnancy-induced hypertension include
a. increase IV fluids.
b. use antihypertensive agents to decrease blood pressure.
c. place the mother on bed rest to decrease the chance of delivery.
d. give magnesium sulfate.
B
Severe hypertension must be addressed after magnesium infusions. Antihypertensive agents need to be used to keep diastolic blood pressure between 90 and 100 mm Hg. The main drugs used to achieve this are hydralazine hydrochloride and labetalol. Diuretics are used only in the setting of pulmonary edema. The placenta plays a central role in the development of the disease, for which the only known cure is delivery of the fetus and removal of the placenta.
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