A 27-year-old woman, 5 days postpartum, presents to the GP with severe headache that has been present for 2 days. She has no history of migraine. Her ...

Question

A 27-year-old woman, 5 days postpartum, presents to the GP with severe headache that has been present for 2 days. She has no history of migraine. Her blood pressure is 164/104 mmHg. Urinalysis shows 2+ protein. She had normal blood pressure during pregnancy and delivery. Which is the single most important diagnosis to consider?

Accepted Answer

Postpartum pre-eclampsia

Answer

Tension headache

Answer

Migraine

Answer

Post-dural puncture headache

Answer

Sinusitis

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Postpartum Pre-eclampsia - New Onset