Pregnancy Toxemias
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Pregnancy-induced hypertensive states, including EPH gestosis when edema and proteinuria accompany hypertension. Other hypertensive disorders that develop during pregnancy or the puerperium are pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, either of which may be superimposed upon chronic hypertensive vascular or renal disease. |
| Guide Notes: |
pregn-induced hypertensive states; check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; DF: PREGN TOXEMIAS |
Pregnancy Toxemias Categories.
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Eclampsia - Onset of convulsions or coma in a previously diagnosed pre-eclamptic patient. |
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Gestosis, EPH - Hypertensive state associated with edema and proteinuria which develops during pregnancy up to the 20th week of gestation, after which it is classified as pre-eclampsia. |
Pregnancy Toxemias Medical Definitions and Terms
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