Eclampsia
Visual disturbance is a warning sign of pre-eclampsia and must be assessed.
What our notes say
- Visual disturbance is a warning sign of pre-eclampsia and must be assessed. (Reproductive Health 1 End of Trimester CAT: 40 MCQs and 4 short answers)
- Social: education, alcohol, smoking, drugs, occupation (radiation, halothane, chemical exposure) and income (low socio-economic status is linked to pre-eclampsia and preterm labour). (Assessment of the obstetric patient)
- | Weight | A gain of more than 1 kg a week is abnormal (fluid retention, pre-eclampsia) | (Assessment of the obstetric patient)
- | Blood pressure | Falls early; the diastolic falls more (up to 15 mmHg); lowest at 24–28 weeks; rises towards term but not above pre-pregnancy values | A raised BP is never normal: think pre-eclampsia | (Physiological changes in pregnancy)
- BP of 130/80 or more in the second trimester is not "normal for pregnancy": check urine protein and think pre-eclampsia. (Physiological changes in pregnancy)
- | Common conditions | Blood pressure and urine protein (pre-eclampsia), malaria slide or rapid test, stool microscopy (worms), OGTT (gestational diabetes) | Is there a treatable condition now? | (Antenatal care)
Study material on Eclampsia
- Female & Male Genital Pathology: Ulcers, HPV, Endometriosis, Pre-eclampsia
- Junior Clerkship in Reproductive Health (MBOG 4200): end of year examination, 4 July 2019
- Female Reproductive Pathology: HPV, Cancer, PCOS & Pregnancy
- Antenatal care
- Liver Histology & Physiology
- Liver Histology & Physiology
- Hypertension
- Assessment of the obstetric patient
- General Pathology Revision: Cell Injury, Inflammation & Adaptation (MBPA 3500 Paper 1)
- Outline of Female Reproductive Pathology
- Weekly Liver Histology and Physiology Exam - March 7, 2026 (Section A: MCQs)
Practice questions on Eclampsia
Eclampsia typically involves damage to which zone of the liver acinus?
- Zone 1
- Zone 2
- Zone 3
- Zone 4
Answer: A. Zone 1 (periportal) is the primary site of injury in conditions like phosphorus poisoning and eclampsia.
Eclampsia typically shows pathology in which hepatic zone?
- Zone 3
- Zone 2
- Zone 1
- Central vein
Answer: C. Like phosphorus poisoning, eclampsia is associated with Zone 1 (periportal) damage.