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Pregnant. High BP, Increased Levels Of Protein In Urine. Increased Risk Of Preclampsia?
I am 35 and 27 weeks pregnant with my fifth baby, last week my bp was 120/94 in the OB office, my labs were alt 70 ast 68, uric acid 4.9, hgb 12.6 and platelets 266 failed my 3 hr gtt Tuesday, saw OB yesterday had labs alt 90 ast 63, hgb 13 and platelets 243, creatinine 0.5 and bun 9. Bp was 120/84 lost 2 pounds in the last wk. I saw a high risk specialist last wk he was concerned for tendency to turn to preeclampsia , my OB says labs are fine no significant change. I ve been researching all of this online, am I right to be a bit concerned that labs are increasingly looking like increased risk of preeclampsia ?
Tue, 19 Mar 2013
Hello
Thank you for your query.
Could you please scan your reports and send them to comment better.
The labs seem to be borderline okay.
Each lab has a different range, so its very difficult to comment specifically.
Your blood pressure is definitely on the higher side, for 27 weeks, and you do have a high risk of pre eclampsia.
You need to monitor your blood pressure carefully, restrict salt intake.
Start medication if your doctor advises you to.
Also, please clarify - failed by 3 hour GTT.
Kindly provide more details to opine.
Take care.
Thank you for your query.
Could you please scan your reports and send them to comment better.
The labs seem to be borderline okay.
Each lab has a different range, so its very difficult to comment specifically.
Your blood pressure is definitely on the higher side, for 27 weeks, and you do have a high risk of pre eclampsia.
You need to monitor your blood pressure carefully, restrict salt intake.
Start medication if your doctor advises you to.
Also, please clarify - failed by 3 hour GTT.
Kindly provide more details to opine.
Take care.
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