The process by which the muscles of the uterus open the birth canal and push the baby down and through so that it can be born. The lowermost end of the large intestine. Many seizures are followed by a postictal state of sleeping or unconsciousness that last for a varying length of time. A sudden lessening or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary movement caused by rupture or obstruction of an artery in the brain often showing signs of slurring speech, weakness in arm or leg, facial droop, or lack of movement. Rapid heart beat.
Preeclampsia is toxemia without the presence of seizures.
If seizures occur in a toxemic patient without other apparent cause, the condition is then termed eclampsia. Toxemia occurs most commonly in young first time pregnant and older women after many pregnancies. The syndrome usually disappears after delivery. Disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth. A high-pitched, whistling breath sound characteristically heard on expiration in patients with asthma.