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Query: UMLS:C0033687 (
proteinuria
)
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A case of
amphetamine abuse
in late pregnancy is reported. The presenting features of convulsions, confusion, agitation with hypertension and
proteinuria
led to a diagnosis of eclampsia for which a caesarean section was performed. Investigations and differential diagnosis of convulsions in late pregnancy are reviewed. A general urinary drug screen gives results after 24 hr whereas, if
amphetamine abuse
is suspected, this can be confirmed within three hr if a specific test for urinary amphetamines is performed. The sympathomimetic effects of a single dose of amphetamine are contrasted with the depression of the sympathetic nervous system which occurs after long-term use. Implications for anaesthesia are discussed.
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PMID:Amphetamine ingestion presenting as eclampsia. 229 97
