Pathophysiology

=Patho:= Preeclampsia- It is a multisystem vasospasic disease causeing your body to increases your blood pressure. Arteriolar vasospasms cuase the arterial bloodvessel walls to decrease in size causing the increase in blood pressure which leads to a decreases of blood supply to all organs. (Perry et al, 2010, p. 338)



When preeclampsia progresses it develops into eclampsia where seizures occur. Research has not been able to pin point the exact etiology of these diseases. (Perry et al, 2010, p. 337)