Hoppe discusses preeclampsia with American Medical Association

Kara Hoppe, MS, DO, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, recently joined the American Medical Association (AMA) for a discussion on preeclampsia as part of their What Doctors Wish Patients Knew series.

In “What doctors wish patients knew about preeclampsia,” Hoppe talked about the risk factors, symptoms, and diagnoses for preeclampsia and how it can extend into the postpartum period as well.

““That mild gestational hypertension or preeclampsia requires an increase in surveillance, frequent clinic visits – ideally in combination with home blood-pressure monitoring as long as the person does not have any symptoms of worsening of the hypertension disorder. Patients will need an increase in their care, if they develop symptoms or achieve severe range blood pressures,” Dr. Hoppe said.”

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**by Ob-Gyn Communications Intern Paige Stevenson