Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true regarding gestational blood pressures?
A) Pre-eclampsia is diagnosed in pregnant women who have a blood pressure greater than 130/80 mm Hg in the third trimester.
B) Pre-eclampsia can occur even if the blood pressure is within the accepted normal range.
C) Gestational hypertension is defined as a rise in systolic blood pressure of 15 mm Hg and a diastolic blood pressure rise of 30 mm Hg.
D) Gestational hypertension is diagnosed if the patient has proteinuria and ankle edema, regardless of blood pressure measures.
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