Which is the only known cure for preeclampsia?
a. Magnesium sulfate
b. Delivery of the fetus
c. Antihypertensive medications
d. Administration of aspirin (ASA) every day of the pregnancy
ANS: B
If the fetus is viable and near term, birth is the only known cure for preeclampsia. Magnesium sulfate is one of the medications used to treat but not cure preeclampsia. Antihypertensive medications are used to lower the dangerously elevated blood pressures in preeclampsia and eclampsia. Low doses of aspirin (60 to 80 mg) have been administered to women at high risk for developing preeclampsia.
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