Toxemia WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Toxemia
Toxemia, also referred to as preeclampsia, is a medical condition resulting from a release of toxins from bacteria within your bloodstream.1 Toxemia usually affects women after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Symptoms may manifest as protein in the urine and elevated blood pressure.2
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- Risk factors include first time pregnancies, older woman, being overweight, gestational diabetes, and/or a history of toxemia.3
- Depending on the severity of your toxemia, treatment may consist of medications such as antihypertensives, corticosteroids, or anticonvulsants.4
- Your health care provider may recommend bed rest if your symptoms are mild.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ GALE (via Healthline): Toxemia
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Preeclampsia
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Preeclampsia Risk Factors
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mayo Clincic: Treatments and Drugs
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- Contributor: Judy Rafferty
- Reviewer: Susan Scroggins
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Judy Rafferty
- Reviewer: Susan Scroggins
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Toxemia Preeclampsia, What Is Toxemia
- Last update: Sep. 1, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
