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A 57-year-old man was evaluated in the gastroenterology clinic because of new ascites. Paracentesis yielded milky-appearing ascitic fluid with a triglyceride level of 797 mg per deciliter. CT revealed multiple hypoenhancing liver lesions. There was a history of eosinophilic gastroenteritis and protein-losing enteropathy. A diagnostic test was...
Preeclampsia complicates 2 to 4% of all pregnancies and accounts for about 46,000 maternal deaths and 500,000 fetal or newborn deaths each year. Antihypertensive agents and magnesium sulfate can help control the systemic manifestations of preeclampsia, which is usually resolved by delivery of the placenta.