Which of the following is NOT a potential severe feature of preeclampsia?

Which of the following is NOT a potential severe feature of preeclampsia?

• A. Thrombocytopenia
• B. Renal impairment
• C. Hyperglycemia
• D. Pulmonary edema

Answer: (C)

Severe features of preeclampsia are signs of significant organ dysfunction that raise the risk for maternal and fetal complications and often prompt more urgent management, including delivery. Among the classic severe features are thrombocytopenia (low platelets), indicating bleeding risk; renal impairment (elevated creatinine or reduced kidney function); and pulmonary edema, reflecting fluid and capillary leak with respiratory compromise. The presence of cerebral or visual disturbances and evidence of significant liver involvement (such as markedly elevated liver enzymes or right upper quadrant pain) also points to severe disease. Hyperglycemia, on the other hand, is not produced by preeclampsia and is not one of the criteria used to classify preeclampsia as having severe features. It is more typically related to diabetes or gestational diabetes and does not indicate the same pattern of end-organ dysfunction that defines severe preeclampsia. Therefore, hyperglycemia is not a potential severe feature of preeclampsia.

Severe features of preeclampsia are signs of significant organ dysfunction that raise the risk for maternal and fetal complications and often prompt more urgent management, including delivery. Among the classic severe features are thrombocytopenia (low platelets), indicating bleeding risk; renal impairment (elevated creatinine or reduced kidney function); and pulmonary edema, reflecting fluid and capillary leak with respiratory compromise. The presence of cerebral or visual disturbances and evidence of significant liver involvement (such as markedly elevated liver enzymes or right upper quadrant pain) also points to severe disease.

Hyperglycemia, on the other hand, is not produced by preeclampsia and is not one of the criteria used to classify preeclampsia as having severe features. It is more typically related to diabetes or gestational diabetes and does not indicate the same pattern of end-organ dysfunction that defines severe preeclampsia. Therefore, hyperglycemia is not a potential severe feature of preeclampsia.