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Diseases » Eclampsia » Glossary

Glossary for Eclampsia

Acute Appendicitis: Infection of the appendix
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy: A rare complication of pregnancy that can occur in the second half of the pregnancy. It is characterized by excessive fatty deposits in the liver which can be fatal without prompt diagnosis and treatment which involves delivering the baby as soon as possible.
Ankle swelling: Ankle swelling often from injury or fluid retention.
Antiphospholipid syndrome: An autoimmune disorder characterized by blood clots and pregnancy losses.
Blood conditions: Conditions that affect the blood
Blood vessel conditions: Conditions that affect the blood vessels
Caesarian Section: Surgery to deliver a fetus from the uterus.
Cerebrovascular accident: Occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted and results in cell injury and death.
Cholecystitis: Inflammation of the gallbladder which concentrates and stores bile. The condition may occur suddenly (acute) or persist over a longer period of time (chronic).
Chronic Kidney Disease: Long-term and generally irreversible disease of the kidneys due to infection, obstruction, congenital diseases or generalised diseases causing failure of the kidneys' normal functions.
Coma: Prolonged unconsciousness
Edema: Fluid retention in tissues
Fetal death: The death of a fetus
Haemolytic uremic syndrome:
Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
Hemolytic uremic syndrome: A rare condition characterized by acute kidney failure, hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia (reduced blood platelet count). The condition is often caused by upper respiratory infections or infectious diarrhea.
Hepatocellular jaundice: A condition which is characterized by jaundice due to injury or damage to the hepatocellular cells of the liver
High blood pressure: High blood pressure
Hypertension: High blood pressure
Hypertension of pregnancy: Pregnancy hypertension is the development of high blood pressure during pregnancy. Hypertension is a serious health condition due to the fact that it often causes no symptoms until it is severe. The increased blood pressure can cause complications in pregnancy women e.g. eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. The blood pressure usually returns to normal after delivery.
Intrauterine Growth Retardation: Slowly growing fetus in the womb during pregnancy
Jaundice: Bile or liver problem causing yellowness.
Kidney symptoms: Symptoms affecting one or both kidneys.
Liver symptoms: Symptoms affecting the liver
Maternal death: The death of a mother
Nifedipine - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Nifedipine during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
Pheochromocytoma: Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor of the medulla of the adrenal glands (originating in the chromaffin cells), or extra-adrenal chromaffin tissue that failed to involute after birth and secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines, usually epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Pregnancy toxemia /hypertension: Preeclampsia is the development of high blood pressure, excess protein in the urine and swelling during pregnancy. Hypertension is a serious health condition due to the fact that it often causes no symptoms until it is severe. The blood pressure usually returns to normal after delivery.
Proteinuria: Protein in the urine
Seizures in pregnancy: Fitting in a woman who is pregnant.
Small baby: Small size of newborn baby
Thrombocytopenia: Decreased platelets in the blood
Thrombocytopenic purpura, autoimmune: A rare blood disorder where a low number of platelets impairs the bloods ability to clot and results in bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes.
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, acquired: A rare blood condition where small blood clots form in blood vessels which reduces the number of blood platelets and results in kidney failure, neurological symptoms and anemia. The condition may be familial or acquired - symptoms tend to recur regularly in the familial form.