Treating Eclampsia: Two Lives Saved, but More Work to be Done
Posted in Patient Stories on Oct 20th, 2008
Posted by Dr. Aditya Sharma, MD
An 18 year-old female from neighboring village of Mastamandu was carried by her family to our clinic. She came in with headache, blurry vision, and high blood pressure–the ominous signs of pre-eclampsia, a medical condition that affects a significant number of pregnancies and can be life-threatening if not managed promptly. [...]