Berry C, Atta MG. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
World J Nephrol 2016;
5:418-28. [PMID:
27648405 PMCID:
PMC5011248 DOI:
10.5527/wjn.v5.i5.418]
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Abstract
Renal injury or failure may occur in the context of pregnancy requiring special considerations with regard to fetal and maternal health. The condition of pregnancy itself may be a major factor in such injuries. In addition, for many young women previously known to be healthy, pregnancy may be the first presentation for routine urine and blood testing which may yield previously subclinical renal disease. As such, pregnancy may add complexity to considerations in the management of renal disease presenting coincidentally requiring knowledge of the physiologic changes and potential renal disorders that may be encountered during pregnancy.
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