This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Pregnancy induced Hypeension, Subject name: Gynaecology & Obstetrics
All are prognostic indicators of pre-eclampsia, except: 
Select and explain. 
A. Low platelets, B. High serum Sodium, C. Elevated liver enzymes, D. High serum Uric acid
B: High serum Sodium
Answer: B: High serum Sodium 
Explanation: Low platelets, rise in liver enzymes and rise in S. uric acid are all indications of deteriorating systemic function in hypeension in pregnancy and they all even individually are justifications for induction of labour. Other signs of severity of hypeension in pregnancy are: Diastolic BP >110 Systolic BP > 160 Worsening Proteinuria Headache Visual disturbances Upper Abdominal pain Oliguria Convulsion (eclampsia) Serum creatinine Thrombocytopenia (<100,00/mL) Serum transaminase elevation Pulmonary edema