toxaemia of pregnancy


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Related to toxaemia of pregnancy: Preeclampsia and Eclampsia, pregnancy toxemia
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Noun1.toxaemia of pregnancy - an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urinetoxaemia of pregnancy - an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
toxaemia, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy
illness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
eclampsia - a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
preeclampsia, pre-eclampsia - abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated
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[2] Things kept on changing regarding the understanding of this disorder and even the name has changed from toxaemia of pregnancy to pre-eclampsia.
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FOETAL AND MATERNAL OUTCOME IN CONTROL OF GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION BY ASSESSING THE MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE (> 105 - < 125) AND CONVENTIONALLY TREATING BLOOD PRESSURE
Ober, "Fluorescein angiography in toxaemia of pregnancy," British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol.
Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography: A New Way Measuring Choroidal Thickness in Pregnant Women
Manrow, "Effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on toxaemia of pregnancy," Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, vol.
The Effects of Vitamin D Supplement on Prevention Of Recurrence of Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women with a History of Preeclampsia
Liver disease in toxaemia of pregnancy. Am J Gastroenterol 1986; 81: 1138-1144.
Spontaneous peripartum liver haemorrhage presenting as foetal distress

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