Table 3.
Definition of preeclampsia
| Updated definition | Supportive clinical signs |
| 2 blood pressure readings | Edema |
| ≥ 140/90 | ± |
| Taken ≥ 4-6 h apart | Uric acid level ≥ 7.8 mg/dL |
| After 20 wk gestation | ± |
| + | Proteinuria (severe ≥ 5 g/g) |
| Patient not previously known to be | |
| hypertensive | Thrombocytopenia |
| Elevated serum aminotransferase levels | |
| Acute kidney injury | |
| Pulmonary edema | |
| Cerebral/visual disturbances (new onset) |