Question 1

do a lot of people get toxemia?

Accepted Answer

5 to 8%: Only about 5 to 8% of pregnant women develop pre-eclampsia (toxemia).

Question 2

what are the most common symptoms of toxemia?

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Toxemia Symptoms: The classic 3 signs of toxemia (or the medical term preeclampsia) are swelling, high blood pressure, and protein in the urine after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Other signs can be headache, visual changes, nausea, vomiting, and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Since symptoms are somewhat subjective and can be normal pregnancy symptoms, they should be discussed with your doctor for further evaluation.

Question 3

what indicates toxemia? bp high number, low number,  or is it just a change from previous?

Accepted Answer

Many factors: Toxemia also known as preeclampsia is measured with elevation in blood pressure and protein in your urine. To qualify, you will need elevation in BP > 140/90 with a certain amount of protein in your urine. 
Furthermore, you may have additional symptoms associated with your elevated BP such as persistant headache, abnormal lung/liver function or platelet number that may qualify you for severe state.

Question 4

what is the treatment for toxemia?

Accepted Answer

Delivery: Toxemia is only relieved or cured with the delivery of the baby. If toxemia develops before the pregnancy is carried to full-term, medications, bedrest and close monitoring may be used to try to keep mother & baby stable until baby is a little more mature. Magnesium sulfate is used to reduce seizure risk prior to and during delivery, and other blood pressure medications may be used as well.

Question 5

what is the heredity pattern of toxemia?

Accepted Answer

Multifactorial.: Family history of preeclampsia (also known as toxemia of pregnancy) does increase the likelihood of preeclampsia in any given pregnancy, however it is not the most significant risk factor. Short sexual cohabitation, young or advanced maternal age (<20, >35) and first pregnancy (or previous affected pregnancy) are all much more potent risk factors.

Question 6

how fast will toxemia go away after delivery?

Accepted Answer

Less than 24 hours: Toxemia or pre-eclampsia complicates about 8% of pregnancies.  The cure for toxemia is delivery and the resolution usually starts in less than 24 hours.  However, it can take days or weeks for the disorder to completely resolve - and it could recurr even several weeks after delivery after it has seemed to go away. Importantly, some cases of toxemia do not even start until after delivery.

Question 7

what does it mean if someone dies of pneumonia due to  toxemia?

Accepted Answer

Many systems fail: Pneumonia, usually due  to bacteria, but some viruses, causes failure of many organs, toxemia usually applies to pregnancy complications, not always associated with pneumonia.  To answer your question properly, you need to  define your question, whether it refers to pregnancy, or patients very ill with pneumonia who are not pregnant. And die from life threatening pneumonia.

Question 8

what are symptoms when your pregnant gf gets toxemia?

Accepted Answer

Preeclampsia: Toxemia of pregnancy, or preeclampsia, is a multi-system disorder involving high blood pressure and proteinuria in the last half of pregnancy. The degree of hypertension and proteinuria, and the presence or absence of other clinical manifestations of the disease vary from patient to patient. About 1/4 of patients will have nonspecific symptoms like headache, belly pain, and visual changes.

Question 9

i was pregnant 6 years ago and had toxemia. should i be worried now?

Accepted Answer

Not unless pregnant.: Recurrence risk is up to 25-65% (for severe, early onset pree). You can decrease that risk by maintaining a normal weight for your height, cohabitating with the same sexual partner for at least 2 years and taking Aspirin 81 mg daily prior to conception (or starting at the latest by 16 weeks).
If you are not pregnant, there is nothing to worry about.

Question 10

i suffered with toxemia two years ago, and since then have horrible pain in my neck--what can i do for it?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: This is one of those problems where a visit to your doctor is necessary to figure out what's going on.  Only after a thorough evaluation, including examination and possibly labs and other tests, can your doctor correctly diagnose you and treat you effectively.

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