[Pre-eclampsia from the perspective of inter-professional collaboration]

Preeclampsia-eclampsia is a syndrome which covers the area of influence belonging to gynecologists-obstetricians. However the internists, especially those who work as consultants in obstetric departments, are interested in diagnostics and therapy of this problem as well. Though internists working in the outdoor-departments do not face the problems of preeclampsia so often, it will be usefull to inform them about the latest trends in diagnostics and therapy ofthis syndrome, which may be very risky in pregnancy. The physicians in general (except the gynecologists) consider preeclampsia mostely as one form of hypertension that appears sometimes during gravidity and they do not realy appreciate the complex danger ofthis illness for the both, mother and child. The objective ofthis paper is to inform the general medical public, especially the internists and general practitioners about the modern view ofthe main problems of preeclampsia e.g. the pathogenesis, diagnostics and the up to day therapy of this high risky syndrome joined with pregnancy.