| Severe preeclampsia is marked by increased hypertension and proteinuria, eventually leading to the devel. opment of oliguria. |
| The risk for preeclampsia in the elderly multipara is significantly higher than expected on the basis of age and parity. |
| Other features of severe preeclampsia include oliguria, cerebral or visual disturbances, and pulmonary edema or cyanosis. |
| The prognosis is worse when severe preeclampsia develops during the second trimester. |
| Usually, a pregnant woman with preeclampsia develops dangerously high blood pressure and begins excreting protein in the urine. |
| Printiparas over age 35 and those women with large placentas from multiple pregnancies are at higher risk for preeclampsia. |
