Pathophysiology
What this means clinically
NP (primary care / women’s health exposure) Outpatient items test who cannot stay in clinic: severe-range BP with symptoms, third-trimester bleeding, decreased fetal movement, ROM with prolapse concern, postpartum fever with foul lochia, and suicidal ideation in perinatal period (overlap item). You activate EMS/L&D, do not manage eclampsia in the office, and document objective triggers for referral.
