Which finding in a pregnant woman requires urgent assessment rather than waiting for the next routine antenatal visit?
Correct answer: C. Severe headache with blurred vision
- A. Mild nausea after breakfast
- B. Occasional painless leg cramps
- C. Severe headache with blurred vision
- D. Increased urinary frequency in early pregnancy
Explanation
Severe headache with blurred vision may indicate severe hypertensive disease and needs urgent assessment for maternal and fetal safety. Mild nausea, leg cramps and early urinary frequency are common discomforts when no danger signs are present.
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Routine care during pregnancy includes booking history, physical examination, laboratory investigations, nutritional advice, immunisation, fetal growth assessment and scheduled antenatal visits. It also covers recognition of danger signs, calculation of gestational age and estimated delivery date, and the difference between uncomplicated surveillance and referral for high-risk pregnancy.
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