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Recent Examples of eclampsia
To prevent or treat eclampsia, doctors sometimes give an at-risk expectant mother multiple injections of magnesium sulfate.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 May 2024
In late December, doctors at the al-Aqsa Hospital, 11 miles to the north, received a pregnant woman whose high blood pressure caused eclampsia and bleeding to her brain, according to Deborah Harrington, a British obstetrician who volunteered at the hospital with a Medical Aid for Palestinians team.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
The complications, known as severe maternal morbidity, include unexpected and life-threatening events such as heart attacks, dangerously high blood pressure known as eclampsia, and extreme situations requiring life-saving interventions including the use of ventilators.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
Her autopsy showed evidence of eclampsia, but many don't know about this dangerous condition.
—Emily Nadal, Parents, 12 July 2023
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 May 2024
In late December, doctors at the al-Aqsa Hospital, 11 miles to the north, received a pregnant woman whose high blood pressure caused eclampsia and bleeding to her brain, according to Deborah Harrington, a British obstetrician who volunteered at the hospital with a Medical Aid for Palestinians team.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
The complications, known as severe maternal morbidity, include unexpected and life-threatening events such as heart attacks, dangerously high blood pressure known as eclampsia, and extreme situations requiring life-saving interventions including the use of ventilators.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
Her autopsy showed evidence of eclampsia, but many don't know about this dangerous condition.
—Emily Nadal, Parents, 12 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclampsia
Noun
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Widespread abuse can lead to sudden cardiac arrest, convulsions, strokes and death.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
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Abuse can lead to irregular heartbeat, ischemic heart conditions, sudden cardiac arrest, convulsions, strokes and death.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
25 Dec. 2024
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Then, Sabathia arrived in New York before the 2009 season as the jewel of a $423 million offseason, a spasm of Steinbrenner-esque spending that represented the franchise’s desperation to end a nine-year title drought.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Cramps and muscle spasms visit me like Verizon bills.—
John McPhee,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Even after treatment, the fear of recurrence looms like a shadow.—
Dr. Maky Zanganeh,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The likelihood of cancer recurrence depends on several factors, including the type of cancer, its stage at diagnosis and the treatments used.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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There have not been any serious signs of a relapse, but that is still a very young age to suffer such a serious setback.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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Biden and his family believe the attacks on Hunter were meant to push him into relapse, then imperil his presidency.—
Alex Thompson,
Axios,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Eclampsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclampsia. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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