Pré- eclâampsia e os aspectos bioquímicos da doença: uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

Introduction: preeclampsia is a disease characterized by the development of hypertension with proteinuria and/or edema in the hands or face, which may or may not progress to major complications. Objectives: to identify the main biochemical aspects related to the disease; identify the biochemical characteristics present in the exams of pregnant women; Methodology: bibliographic review with the survey of articles available online, in Portuguese and English, published from 2010 to 2021. Results: Clinical and laboratory tests (blood and urine) are available to diagnose the disease: Study of Thrombophilia; Research for protein in urine II; Blood count and platelets; Renal function (Creatinine and Urea) and Liver function (ALT, AST, LDH). Conclusion: Preeclampsia is a new diagnosis of arterial hypertension or worsening of preexisting arterial hypertension, which is accompanied by an excess of protein in the urine and which appears after the 20th week of gestation. Eclampsia are seizures that occur in women with preeclampsia who have no other cause.Introduction: pre-eclampsia is a disease unique to human pregnancy, characte