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Clinical data First level of care. Responsible: Family Physician and maternal and child health nurse. Please also refer to Figure 1.
| ALARM SIGNS OF PREECLAMPSIA THAT SHOULD PROMPT URGENT REFERRAL TO THE HOSPITAL | |
| Headache ++ | Nausea ++ |
| Drowsiness ++ | Vomiting ++ |
| Epigastric pain | Hepatic tenderness |
| Sudden Blindness | Scotomas |
| Hematemesis | Oliguria/Anuria |
| Proteinuria (identified by dipstick) | Shortness of breath |
| Seizures (indicates severe morbidity) | Hematuria/Hemoglobinuria |
