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The nurse is admitting a client to the labor and delivery unit. While obtaining the assessment data, the client informs the nurse she has had high blood pressure since week 32 of this pregnancy.
 
  Upon assessment, the nurse finds 2+ edema. The client relates that she has an occasional headache. Before the nurse leaves the room, the client begins to have a seizure. What pregnancy disorder is this client experiencing?
 
  1. HELLP
  2. Pre-eclampsia
  3. Eclampsia
  4. Posteclampsia
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Correct Answer: 3

Rationale 1: Pregnant women can experience coma and convulsive seizures with eclampsia, a pregnancy-caused disorder resulting from pre-eclampsia.
Rationale 2: Pregnant women can experience coma and convulsive seizures with eclampsia, a pregnancy-caused disorder resulting from pre-eclampsia.
Rationale 3: Pregnant women can experience coma and convulsive seizures with eclampsia, a pregnancy-caused disorder resulting from pre-eclampsia.
Rationale 4: Pregnant women can experience coma and convulsive seizures with eclampsia, a pregnancy-caused disorder resulting from pre-eclampsia.

Global Rationale: Pregnant women can experience coma and convulsive seizures with eclampsia, a pregnancy-caused disorder resulting from pre-eclampsia. HELLP, pre-eclampsia, and post-eclampsia are not known to cause seizures in pregnant women.
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