Simultaneous determination of maternal and fetal plasma 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC), corticosterone (B), 18-hydroxycorticosterone (18OH-B) and aldosterone (ALDO) in normal and toxemic pregnancies was performed by utilizing a newly developed radioimmunoassay. The mean levels of plasma DOC and ALDO in normal term pregnancy were significantly higher than those of nonpregnant women. Comparing the ...

an explanatory study was conducted to investigate the nursing care provided to patients with toxemia of pregnancy hospitalized in the medical sciences university hospitals gynecology wards in tehran.   a tot al of 65 patients with toxemia hospitalized in gynecologic wards in 14 hospitals supervised by tehran,   shahid beheshti and iran universities were selected.   the data were gathered upon r...

In this study we determined the effect of insulin injection and /or short fasting on the induction of pregnancy toxemia in Zariabi goats. Eighteen twin-bearing Zaraibi goats (around 130 days of gestation) were divided into control group (Group C, n = 6) fed ad labtium, feed deprived only group (Group A, n = 6) and feed deprived with insulin injection group (Group B, n = 6). Clinical signs of pr...

ABSTRACT Pregnancy toxemia has a high mortality rate and few cases with effective treatment are reported, especially when associated secondary diseases. Therefore, the present work reports case of sheep, which was referred to veterinary hospital UFMG, in last month pregnancy, presenting apathy, hyporexia sternal recumbency. After diagnosis pregnancy toxemia, fetuses were removed while still ali...

Background: Advanced maternal age, over 35 years, is a well-known risk factor for poor pregnancy outcomes. It commonly associated with various complications, such as spontaneous miscarriage, preeclampsia/ toxemia, gestational diabetes mellitus, preterm labor, stillbirth, chromosomal abnormalities, and cesarean delivery. Objectives: This study assessed obstetric neonatal complications advanced a...

Elevation of the arterial blood pressure is one of the most characteristic signs of toxemia of pregnancy. That this blood pressure elevation must reflect an increase in peripheral resistance in the toxemic patient is well recognized. More and more emphasis has been placed on the observation of vasoconstrictor phenomena in this illness so that arteriolar spasm is now thought to represent a frequ...

An analysis has been made of the records of all patients who have entered the New Haven Hospital since 1921 with complications of pregnancy usually classified under the term toxemia. Of this group those who suffered only from vomiting in the early months of pregnancy have been excluded, together with a few who received the diagnosis of toxemia, but had such scanty records that the nature of the...