| Severe preeclampsia is marked by increased hypertension and proteinuria, eventually leading to the devel. opment of oliguria. |
| There is no cure for preeclampsia, and in severe cases delivery of the fetus is the only resolution. |
| The prognosis is worse when severe preeclampsia develops during the second trimester. |
| Usually, a pregnant woman with preeclampsia develops dangerously high blood pressure and begins excreting protein in the urine. |
| Other features of severe preeclampsia include oliguria, cerebral or visual disturbances, and pulmonary edema or cyanosis. |
| Vascular changes in preeclampsia and eclampsia include hemoconcentration and intense vasospasm. |
