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Toxemia
Toxemia, is an old term for pre-eclampsia, is a condition consisting of high blood pressure and protein in the urine that can occur during the second half of pregnancy. If untreated this can lead to a life-threatening seizure condition called eclampsia.
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Do a lot of people get toxemia?
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What are the most common symptoms of toxemia?
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What indicates toxemia? Bp high number, low number, or is it just a change from previous?
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What is the heredity pattern of toxemia?
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How fast will toxemia go away after delivery?
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What does it mean if someone dies of pneumonia due to toxemia?
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What is the treatment for toxemia?
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What are symptoms when your pregnant gf gets toxemia?
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I was pregnant 6 years ago and had toxemia. Should I be worried now?
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A 37-year old asked:
I suffered with toxemia two years ago, and since then have horrible pain in my neck--what can I do for it?
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Can toxemia cause parkinson's?
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What sort of disorder is toxemia with seizures (eclampsia )?
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What's the difference between bacteremia, toxemia & septicemia ?
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Can a 53 yr old women have toxemia that is going through change of life she says she got toxemia from using cleaning products?
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Why does baby aspirin reduce risk of toxemia?
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A 36-year old female asked:
My first child was delivered by emergency c-section because i had a complete abruption caused by toxemia that was not treated. I was given high doses?
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A 47-year old asked:
My doctor is running tests for toxemia but my blood pressure isn't always high..Could I still have it?
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A 25-year old female asked:
My pal, age 30, had toxemia 2 years ago (first pregnancy), the baby was delivered too early, he died.Now she's pregnant again, what should she do?
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A 24-year old male asked:
What is the first treatnent of pre-eclampsia?
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Had a baby a week ago 5 weeks early because I had pre eclampsia. Why couldnt they wait?
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What is pre-eclampsia?
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How long does pre eclampsia last?
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What is blood poisoning?
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How do I know if I have blood poisoning?
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How is blood poisoning (septicaemia) caught?
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How long does blood poisoning take to treat?
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Is septicemia the same thing as "blood poisoning"?
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What are symptoms of blood poisoning and diagnosis?
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Is it possible to get blood poisoning from a bullet?
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