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Data on Obstetrics and Gynecology Reported by A. Patel and Co-Researchers

Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 1st, 2011

2011 SEP 1 -- According to the authors of recent research from London, United Kingdom, "We report a case of starvation-induced metabolic ketoacidosis in a previously healthy 29-year-old, nulliparous woman at 32 weeks of gestation. She was admitted to hospital with mild preeclampsia associated with persistent nausea and vomiting that progressed to severe preeclampsia requiring urgent control of hypertension before caesarean delivery."

"Prolonged and severe vomiting limited oral caloric intake and led to starvation ketoacidosis, characterised by ketonuria and a raised anion gap metabolic acidosis that required intensive care support. Despite significant...

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