Question

A 32-year-old woman in her first pregnancy at 30 weeks' gestation has blood pressure 152/96 mmHg on two measurements 4 hours apart and new-onset proteinuria. According to the 2022 SOGC guideline on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, what is the appropriate blood pressure threshold to initiate antihypertensive therapy in pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Systolic ≥140 mmHg or diastolic ≥90 mmHg

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Systolic ≥120 mmHg or diastolic ≥70 mmHg

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Systolic ≥130 mmHg or diastolic ≥80 mmHg

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Systolic ≥160 mmHg or diastolic ≥110 mmHg only

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Treat only if symptomatic regardless of blood pressure

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