A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF UREA CREATININE, URIC ACID CONTENT IN MATERNAL AND CORD BLOOD OF NORMAL AND TOXAEMIC PREQNANCY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN RELATION TO FOETAL OUTCOME THESIS FOR MASTtR OF SDBCbRY (OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY) BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY JHANSI (U. P.) 1992 SANGITA KHANNA ftilA Iji 'to otjrtllfy that tha aoxk aatitlad &JII..M ,f ■! y I c A y is t@ certify tliat tha worJc aittit3L«i "A COMPARATIVE STODY OF UREA, CREaTIRIHE, URIC fCm COHTINT m MATlWM, AMD CORD 1LCC»0 OF AMO - TOXAIS4IC FREGNAMaf AND ITS SISGMIFICABCE M RttATJOU TO foetal OOTCOMl" lililcll is bsing StteitlMNS m s liMHiis «0* M*S* CC®ST1TRICS AMO GTMAlCOIOOy) fey mu BM mT fX ICHAMMA hmw hmm eaxsisd oat uii«9Uit wy 4ijp«ct •ncqpNoxvl.siiiwi m& guMAmtm in ttis of Obototilos and %iiimi. oolofy, l«*L*a, m&iernl 'Collaga^ ^ansi* 99 mi •MbodlM la tils mmlm wmm i^jttaicsa % tte mrnmmm ImmrnM aM cfisaxipatioitsi. iscoidsd ti'ams l 3 s«n psrlodiosiiy •iMwItesd and vstifisd 'hf as*. 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Swnit® Axora, M*s.*iwi»oc4arife# Pi?o£®fisor# 4>*. {Mrs.) S* 3hem«# M.D,, Assistant Pro£«e*ojt and l»* (Mra») 3. Kbarakwali. Aaaiatant Pzdimnmt fot thal* «3qp®rt guidanco thtcsogtioot th» coiirs® of study, X deapiy valu® tli® adyis® and asaiatanco giv®is toy wy eollaagu®* duxiaig ^is atudy. X boar in mMmxmcm to ay lady atibjects who toav® formed th® matorlal fox thi» jstudy. X also wish to thaoh ixi X^haifii tool wte hm» iwdttstxlcwialf voxlced in typing thia maimocxiiit* Iiaatly X wmiM too falling in my auty 1£ 1 do not mxpxnm my gxatitado towarda my mothox* |»ax«»t*ia*l«ir« and liiiai»aiid whooo affoctioe, nnexificm and potlaasco toniXd In mo miffloimat ntmmth t© eomploto thio gigamtio %a«lt mid to thmftt X olneoxoly dodicato thi» wth of mimi. I SAiroXTA KIIm^ha ) Satmi • JL IKTROD^CyiOif 5fc«a«inia of ptogoaocy is oi»» of tbo moat £on®id*^ atoi® risitg of cliiM b®ar.iisg* tn to i»cxe«»i«ig iiat«rnal moxbidity and wortality# touaamla of pregnsamcy is a major factor roaponaibi® for footal loan* 'Xli® Boverity of disaaa® diroctly affects th® perinatal mox«» tality* etiology and preventicas of tQita«r.tia of pr^»: nancy haw attrated the attention of fsany worhers Imt despite extensive work, it continues to be th© * Obstetrician* a dilenma* • I Incidence of pr«**«cljN^sia a rural India varien ^ ' i from 7-10 percent* In general it may be stated that incid«RXX» | of preeclampaia in developi^ countries is nearly almllaii to [ th® highly industrialised world, but the incidence of aeveiu s II varieties is much higher in developing countries due to lack of antenatal care, : Toxaemia of pregnancy also contributea to a great ' extent towards foetal wastage, and nearly on® thtjpfi of pre- | raatuE© birtha of known causes are du» to pre-eclampsia and eclairipsia* i i^lsB^aia ia a seriixra obstetric condition whJUdu ia aaaociated with increased perinatal snorbidity and death* Moat perinatal deaths are related to prematurity, intrauterJjie 2 gztmth etna abiraiiitlo pl»c«ista«* hm Isirtli wilght infanta Cpramatnra m&/&t «««11 for gostation) ara fiigniy amacaptlble to intrapartom bypoxia# tratama and praaent nmiorooffi naonatal ■ptdb%ma* Xn tha racant piat« liaimorrhaga* aapaia and toxMiaia wara iaballad aa most iis^rtant eamaaa of Katamai daathi «rith t3bm ad'rwat of antibiotic a^ wWei bettor mmagmient of labour^ airailability of blood trana» fusion# ha®Morrhage and sepsis do not continue to ba aa serious a problnn as before# eonsidexable advanea baa bean made in tha treatsieiit of tcmaasraie with reaultant reduction in mortality* Howe'wr# mortality continuea to be high specially when the treatment is not institutional* ifence# it is appamat £»» tim above that for the reduction of an overall maternal mortality and impr«re- ment in maternal health# reliable and easy methods bo diagnose toxaemias early and if possible# to grade their severity# is essential. Hitherto l^e diagrassis was made on conven- tional trio of edema# hjpert^sim and albumiimiria* At least two of these three are usually present as a ocMstsiit ccrspanlon of toxaemia# However# it would be an emiiitpiratioii to say that aither they are specific or seasitiwe aaoaih to Tliis Im&S. to AH mmmxitiih fox aohmi Hostlc value* Cedden and stander (1939) were th® first to point out that the disturbed phyaiologip during toxaemia is associated with changes in blood clwwiistry# idiioti whan i^er of constituMita of blood liavo boma ixmal and toxaemic petientOf bmt romi ommi quoatioa eoR^leiMlft tOioogh ootliMitiOMi •! 4 blood urea# non protein nitrogen and nric acid are of considerable value, Mundel (1930) itatea that blood uric acid t» increased in normal pregnency idiile Doria (1924)# stander and Cadden (1939) claimed reductioii, liowever# Lancet and Fieltor claiffi«Hi that axle acid ie ii»:xeas«d in cases o£ toxaaoaia. of pregnancy ai»d ie pcopoxtionate to severity in preeclsuaptic tomsaemla# It is evident that of pregnancy ia not always manifested with csonventional triad end in occasional eases the blood pressure may remain normal until eclitfipeia supervmaes, 0rea is most important end prckduct of protein metabolism and depends for its emexe* tion on adequate renal functiem* Xt is therefore not surprising that ti'iis product may be raised in blood in cases of toxacnia of pra^wetcy and its mirial astimatlon may reflect kidiMijr ftmetion in tcncaemie. The urea caatMnt of the amniotic fluid has Inmm I nvestigated by a nisaber of workers in the past who • found its level in the ■ amniotic fluid to be highor than that of maternal and cord blood# Hutchison «t al (1962) inveatlgatmi the distribtttiimi and metabolism of eaxbcm Idballtsd mmm betmeen maternal and foetal bloods but the transfer to the •mniotJye fluid was appraciahly aiover* McKay and KUpatricti »*#** fanalec* In aiiOtJhi«3C stady 3t«nsotaia nitso^n# msaa and saat nitsogan in noxnal psagnaat wmmm at diffasant pasloda of gaatation# dtisiagi labeaut and pmtt pastm |»aciod« Tliay found that psotain 1^11300000 of blood daesaagaa dosiiag fisat gin mmth» of pmgmmisf and than ixicraagad gtaadilf iiotil one oaalc post pastim* Thai ijucaa nitrogan cemcantsatioa diminished significaiitluf dosing tha fisgt six monthg and than maintainad a eemstant lavol until tha althth ©s ninth raontli %diaaa it bagins to siaa* Sbo ratio of usaa nitsogaa to non piotain nitsogam la dacxiMinod aignifieantly in pragnaney* Cadd«a# d* 7 * and Stmadar* atndiad lucic aoM mataboliam in aclampaia in If If* Thay obaasvad that inesaaoad blood osie acid in oolimipaia can not bo oxplainad on tho haaia of docsaaiHMl aaRSitioa by that )eidnaya bocausa inexaaao in blood nxJiis acid afcMtaxa ms mm of tha aasly aigaa of Wtm diaaaaa liuixoaa lildaay aooifoataUooa* aoch aa nitsogaoewa satantlMi aa ahOMi bf tha non psotain aitcogan and msaa valaaa* appaa a lata Ih tha aoasaa of diaaaMi* t^h blood aria acid ia pnahahly 8 ;d«i« to li^fiirtHA Iwpatic da at met too of thia inifib>t«iKNa to tiMi This topttimftfit to hepatie dostmcticsi of oxto i|cid appaaxs aairXs’ ft tba diaoasa may pexhapa b« toportaot to etiology of aelaitgisto* Ctaislay at al meaamrad tha body water available for thiocyoata diatribotion i«a«, atctraooitolar Miter and coocludad that pati^ta Mio aro found to havo •xicosslvo Bvmllablo wstiir« slthooigh itpporasitly itoxnsl othor«* wito# ar« procMi to dovolop tbs clsssiesl signs tod spsq^toMo of pxo-ecla«• a raver-* »ai of the affect of birth weight or cord area l.e# under wight had a lowr m^m urea concantration. Both hypertaa- si%’® group* hod higher urea c cnc««itrati©a then normal pxeg- ndnciee, 'Ahase differences wre independent of birth wi^t and gestation period. ToxaMsic group had e significantly lower birth weight than norraotenaive group. Their studiee suggested that the level of materoal blood presaure is ffrare important In determining cord urea concentration than I? gestation nge or birth weight. Kishore# h« and Tandon« s. (IfdS) studied blood urea# non protein nitrr^en and serum uric acid and ophthal- moscopic findings in normal mm pregnant females# healthy pregnant wcie»n and in pregnancy with toxaemia. T<»a«»mia cases were divided in four groups, mild and sever© preedlaif^tia, eclampsia and pregnancy with esa^itlal hypertension. They caacluded that the level of blood uric ccid can serve as an importmt diagnostic criterion in tox^mRias* PrognoHls caas b® told and future line of txm&tmmt can Ise decided by Idna . levels of blood uric acid* Blood non protein nitrogen was iwt changed slgnificsntly in cases of tOKawdas of prt:cnaiu:y* 14 ..looc ttjrea decreased in normal pjta^nancy, increa#®d in caffi© to normal, on ai«mt 6th to 3. 0th post p-irtw. day* tioat common fundal ch«ng« wa® found retinal Chealey, L.C, (1966) atudiad aodiian retention In proerlamoai® and made serial estijaation® of exchange- able sodiwi ®jid peurperial aodium loss and concluded that oedmatoua tomemic vommn loo»s large amotrht of salt in the puerperim and that the salt loss is related to tlie degree of oed«« ai^ its regtesslaai* ^he rational explana- tion is that in the puerperium* there is a reversal of chances that occured .in p 3 »gnancyg the salt lorts has been retainedi during pregnanoy.* Eastmann and Hllman (1967) also reported a signi- ficantly reduced urea clearance In toxaemia of pregnancy when COTnarod to normal pregnancy* ftfttmn Laitch (1971) ahour^ the lower lewis of seruia uraa and creatinine in normal pregnant woman conipeiped v:lt!i non pregnant subject#* It reflects the increaaed glo»e- nslcx filtration rate in mr»#l natation snd increased rsannl clcsrcRce* They also shwied n©ic»el iN^rum uric acid in lOiBiiil precnancy. 15 tfhengh tl» lJicr«a»i in awiiotic: fluid ureu ia tmtm 1» cowpartwon to nuternal bl<»d uren* 16 Pajrallisl irtai® of iR«tomal and cord blood urea wca foiffld in toxnoinic casf's compared with normal pregnancy* niff» in cord blood urea can be due to riae in awiotic flmld and maternal blood urea levels* Iticreesrd breaJsdown of piD®-* toina in foetal system may also oontribate towards increaiMi in cord blood area because in their study the ween birth wight of the babies bom to tOMiewi'ic mothers was signifi- cantly lower than the mean birth %j«i^t of tmtiml babies* Positive correlation of the sdMnlotic fluid urea Itval with that in maternal and c^rd blood in normal and toraMiilo prag- nancies suggeots that free diffuai«ft of urea titkes place between tha three fluids, Bohtaglf P* and Tewari, K, et al (1973) evaluated a relationship of liquor urea with placental and foetal weight* They showed that tlwsre was rise in both blood urea and lii^ioc urea in toxaeraia cases, but liquor urea increased more ae compared to bl«MS area* The mean birth weight of babies showed a si^ificant fall in moderate, severe P*E,T, grew^ end eclisip* sia group* Placental weight was lowered significantly in ell groups of tcoe»wia* Increase of liquor area was negatively eor related to placental and foetal weight in all the groups od itomssiila whidh was highly significant to eclaRpsla* !Phsy ooncladed that rise ihl liqoer area is indicative of placental damage aiNl #ae ’ te pieo^tel dasiege there might be lowering of foetal weight me well* _ : acid ctmcentzmtlm xafiactad * dilution* in e&xly pzm^rmtkvrf followed by a gcadiiai Incxeaaa in t!ui raatarnal uxic acid dn«t to £o@tal uirlc acid production# Dunlop# w. and l^viacti# J#M* (1977) atudlad ttwa pre^wirncf* High nmm c»ac«iitratioi» iis derfittitc' C0irr«latt©n with th« a«gr«6® o: urea i«v«I ijQCxessa^ with iac£«as« in th« M m€ mean birth waight decr«a«e4 with ific biood mr«« laval# Matansml blood# cord bio m 20 fm macHDo Tkm pmmmt »tailir imM mt to mtimmim th® urtt* ImvXt C3r«atiii4n« iai4 iix4c «eM ia matoiaal biood ttnd cord blood of aonal pio^iiaat fowalo* mA mom iufforing fxom toaoiiHoia of «ad imaiilto i» l>otli bav® beau ccwpaired, Xsetlnation of th« oxaa lev®!* mixm oxoatiiiinii and ®«rum uric acid was earxiad out in tli® following gxos^ of £«oal«s t- 1. Haalthy mm^pregiiaiit £e»al«8« 2» Healthy pregnant fesaales* 3, Pregnant females suffering frost l»»Kaeiiiia of pw&gmmmsf# Por ecmnuienese toxmmtm of pregnancy eesee wem divided into three grmips depending upon ttwi severity off tihte disease. Three peraneters were considered l.e* bloedi pressure* oedema and pi^teinuria* GROUP A I (mid and moderate p»s-ecloR5>sia) Tho«(» caeas in which the blood pressure wee detected upto IfO/lOO m of Hg with deteoti^le CMMtaia eiti ^ 3A w * *41 it 21 In Isiocd px^snux® iM« xalmS i^cmt 160/100 sun of Hg with o®d«®tta mM/ox altoiwiiiMrla* QliWP c I (Selin^aiii) Th«a« patiants pxammtiid with waxyizig dagsmi of liipN»irt««ijii€ait chi4«mg« pxoteinaxia with coowolaloiis* ttwi hoalthy nm’^mgmnt fwtialas war* 8*l*ot*€ among thOM attaiMSing th* oot patiants AopartaiMiit ' Ia O bBt*tric» and Gynaacology# Madical Coll«g«,dh®is#4 bet?i««n April 1990 to March 199 1« and thoiwi adteitt»d in ward for gynaacological prohloas* Ih* normal pre^^ant fomaltta ware aelactad amcmg thoa* admitted in Hel^imitif Ward and Lateur Rooms during tha same period in some hCHt* pitalf in last trlmes^r of pregnancf* preferablisr within fifteen days precaeding the ^liwary. The cases of tcmaamim of pregnancy ware those admitted in tha hoapital in the third trimester of pregnancy near teiei. In all these eases a detailed past aM present obstetric history was taken* A thorough general soceeiliiatlJMi* systemic and obstetric eacsminaticm was done to note the period of gestation* presenting part* its posltimi and mmrngmmnt* fCMital heart was auscultated* Hood pmmmm wee recorded in ei^h patimst* 22 lirtli Wight of th« h^hios boni to tint •ct2"«r» £i!Coi:d«s!l in gxmmm 1* ite«ji(^l©hiii ootlnaticm. 2 * Albomiti in urin* by boiil^ to«t, 3- lOtlmation of nrw lewi in nuittxiioi blcKwi ioimI cord blood, 4, Eatii^ation of omtiainn Uml in untnninl blood and co£d blood. 5, BatlHirtlon of uric acid lawl in siataxaal blood and cond blocd* Collocticm of 'It * .11 pod Qgaa - Matornal blood was collactad in an oocolato vial from the antacubital win of the salactad casan* The ainouiit of blood taken was 2 ml. Cord blood was taken at the tiiaa of deli-very fitni the baby* s cord in an oxalata vial maasnring 1 «1* ■Se.roa . creat joint * 3 lal of raatamal blood an wail aa cord blcNsd were talwin separately in plain vial*, Mryiii... uric acid * Arowd 3 »I of natamal blood asMi cord blood was taken in' two miparate plain viala. fiitlniatioti of tiraa level in maternal and cord blood was dona by Hesslarisation method aa daaesibed by King and noottan# 19S9, 23 g-giacipl# t Ttm mml* M hlm& Im ^ wemm and «i© mnii i« tutu emmttmA iuto Mtmw tiMmil. ®f th« prot«i«*, tli» ht tTcm mmmim wim Mma»lmx* » jctagwQt lit e«ai^EUi»d iri^ tlu coiotu: pvoteud iiad«r tlmiUltt with a^mSmxA mmm •tlaticm tmmtmA with Diiwct ShNisittitiitiai tlicmid not XmA t® pt®** ^tiim ®f eiotidiiMst i» thtt emm of ^£ot«i» f m fiittotoo fxcmt th« ooiidiod blood* sulph^^xyl tmhuttMmmm, glotathioito a»d oxgo* thicmin® which pzod®e» tujdJiditY with. li««iil®x* » mmgm% bocause of isii®lubility of thoix mezoory awlt# az® coo* finad to the cells aisd do oet appeax io the filtrate# with laKed blood, Filtrate# of uolahed blood havm further advan- tage that no awncmla i# contributed to the determination, through the action of arginase of the blood cell# m tNl arginine contained .in the comereial preparation of umtaso* The uae of nine hydrcecide a# deproteiniaing reagent olMiv nates the oaall aoount of turbidity producing ind^ataniio# contributed by iRost pioparationa of urease, » Ca) l^gt * Qml mX of blood i# added to a centrifuge containiiig 4,5 ml of isolmmie sodirm sulfate solution, 0«1 ml of mzssse solution is added and the tube is stoppoxod vith s srdibor lining* mijoed and incideiated at Sl^C fot JKI 24 wa of sine mOM*^ m& 0*2 nX of 0*$ It •oaiiM tt^rOjcoseiA* «f« »&&&& to pml|»itAto tho piotoifiii*. The mibctem in imXX tkiieed tr^f immx»Um msM eontsifOdoS* 3 ml of »iiqpejaitttaiit fluM Ci.Q# mi of Isiooi) i# ' tjw«t«€ with 2 ml of iMMiiie £xmm dietillod mtitmx# 0»9S ml !««• e drop of lodiiie ooiotioa (topxovmot oXomiiog) mod i ml of Me«»l«x*s mmgmt* #> 4*S mi of lootamie 'aoiotion in e tube eoMl 0«1 ml of etendaxd msiimtloii le edded* • 4.5 »1 of Ijtotoeic solution. 1 al of xeagtnt is «dd«HS to each tube a»d xeediegs ase tekeo egeimmli blank using blue flltex (480 nm) * £al.satesi5B > Blo<^ uzea X 100 (mg/100 ml) stBje®iraiaB«aing • Blanlc xeeoitig ^ Pxinciole » Cxeetiniae is t.cestid wiidi picxic meld Im elKalixm medium* glares a xsd colcnu; which is meeinjiKed eoloximetricelly. The xemction is celled Je€fey*s xeeetiimi* The method used is modified -vexsdon of Bred et el« amer ent i 1* ■ Sodium tingstate* 10 paircent 2* lAslptiuxie acid ( 3 / 3 ) 3* Sodiim tijrdxoacide 0*1@ pexcent 4» Sate^ted pimxim acid eoluticmi 25 S« Sfeoclc $m isi'itiqjMis®# fey too mf of p%m diy cjMwittnii^ in tm ml »£ O.I H ttel, woiilciog mtmMmxd - OUmto 1 ml of stock to too »ll Witll VStSJf* 7m iH-lMillwi litesmfei •ol.mtioii is putpsrsfd Jmst fee£o»i uso- ie 111 sstiumtsA pimtis wsM md 2 ml S«OH» £.£S!FMEiSg. > - In a eetitrifmpi tiafeo I mX saxusit 4 lal 'of imtos sad 0*5 ml sodim ^logstafet 4»id 0*5 ml sulpha xic acid is rnixod* The mixture is inverted and centrifuged. 3 lal of at^*3aatiai% is taken in another tufee. Sta.ndard - 3 ml of sorking standard creatinine. Blank ~ 3 ml of water is taken. 1.5 ml alkaline picrate solution is added to each tube and contents are misted well and left for 10 minates* now the absorbance is measured using green filter (S20 tmi against the blank. gjlsAtitoi > Serum crsatlnine ^st reMinq „ u ' (mg/iOO ttl) ^ Mxm. s Prlnci'ple • Vtie acid Is treated with phospliotiiiigstie acJMI in alkaline mediiaa. Phosi^iotangstic acid is rednced fey uri« acid fostting a felee eolimied esoi^lex idiicdi is nsasassA !• Protsla pieveiiiitiijit «• 50 eil ei ccHiittK 'Imgf'ji1sals against blanib CaXmlatiOB • sextas uric iwsid ^ Tmt.... reading v & (ag/lOO *1) “ iiSaSil jwHSi * * 27 B 8 1 R y A1P I Q « S In mu pttta«iit study, t hmm ©stlmatsd hlmA ttwws mxwm cpistiaisw «ad s«sm uxie scid in 25 nuii prspisiit Iwtalthf f«»ai«s, *PlMis« cases 'wat# saiactad amiMog tlv« fsnaias attaadiiiQ tlwi cat patiatit dspartawoit of otostetxict m& %iiaiic©ioiy* K.L,B. Hadical Collar, dliansi* Blood aces, seioa etaatinlna and sainira larlc acid levels have been «ati»ated in siatexnal blood and coxd blood of 2S l^althy pxegijant females admitted In maternity ward and labour room In M.btB* Medical College, dbansi* 44 patiimts of tooeaeraia of pregnancy we^^ seleelMd fSMR the ateitted patients and maternal blood area, serom orlc acid and cnaatinlne aid in cord blood also, were estl» mated in each case* The birth weight of tbs babies born bo fd^ove group of pregnant females wece estimated* The following are the detail# of observations i- §liaod..m..>a*. aeraii crefetinfaie.._,and:.airim...mrio mM M mxml ftjjMtejg, Imilii * Td»le Ho*! shows the rmsge of blood area, san» sreatlnine and sefom mrio acid in no® pragnant healtt^ Tim Islood ia te«elthy non ron^od from 18-33 mg/lOO ml with a imm vain* o£ 25*86 mg/ 100 ml + 4*43 s*D. to find ont tb« *ff«ct of «g« m blood ur«a l«vetl» in normal healtby non prognant f 2 Shotting blcH>d urea# in various ago gronpa in normal healthy non pregnant ^Nimalea* Age group (in year*) Ho.of case* Percentage teif« Mfi Xl^,li|.JllL. Mean s*D* 16-25 8 32 18-30 25.25 t 4.00 14 Si 18-33 26.07 ♦ 4*f 1 36-45 3 12 22-30 26,30+5.1® statiatieal analyaie e£ ibove data van done and p valnea calcmlated beteean age grcaips were more '<^aii dmdS between TOy two gfonpe Age haa no effect mi blood niBen HwlrliiJIe 29 Cfftatittia# ia li«aithy nm f«al«s xmgmd ttm 0,6 rag/lOO ml t© 1*5 mg/lOO ml with fi rooan vain* of 1,04 mg/lOO mi t Q,2t s,D. To find oat tiai affact of ago on soxwa croatiniiMi iewala in nonnal hoaithf mm pscospant fimiaiaa ’Wm ernmm w«r« diiriiSad In 'wmtims ago Tablo Ho* 3 ahowa tho aaicom cjToatiniiMi lavala in MMimxmt msm gtoapa of Htowal healthy ficaj pregnant feaales. TABLE % Showing seinia cseatlniiMi in varioaa age gifowps in normal healthy non pregnaat femalee, hge group Ho.of Percea- ,ail3g (in yearej caoaa tag* Haage Mean S,D* 16»25 8 32 0*S- 1*5 1.04 * 0*28 2i«-35 14 58 0,8- 1,5 X 0*23 3®-4S 3 12 OiiS** iflO 0,93 ^ 0.15 statiatical analysis of abova data was dona and p values calculatad batwa«a age gio^e^a %Mir# mom than 0*0S hatwaan any two 9 ro«|?a# i*a* no significant dlfforanca aicists batMaan two gcmps* ^ Vtm mmm msie acid In pragriant females ranged frow 2# 6.** 4*2 si^/lQO ml witii a mean I'slu* of 3*28 ing/lOO ml ♦ 0,51 S*D. to find ont tlie affect of age on blood nree level® in normal bealtby nm pregnant fewalee tbe eeiwie were divided Ijato vafioa* age gronpa. table Mo# 4 ebowe th» aeriaa uric acid level* in different age group® of normal healthy non pregnant female*. m. 4 Showing serum nzie aoid in various mge groups in normal healtihy non pregnant females# ^ge group (in years) Mo #01 cases forcan- , tags ,__Sa*im. _ttrie acid Cec/lOO ml) 'iahge Heah S#D. l§*2S • 32 2#@ - 4*2 3# 20 0.67 2i«3S 14 §6 2.6 - 4#0 3*21 mm 0.52 36-45 3 12 3#0 - 4#2 3#73 0*67 Statisticel analysis of the above date* mm doe* and p valuoa calcnlatod batwean various ago g**wj|»* i* more than 0*OS i»4i« the differeacee are not algiiiflewit. 31 . ItDtil'i* P>BiW aad smmm aric acM n0CT>»I .mmn^ ticy , 'Owi* iMmXa^ s«xim «jtemtialaii anS ihixw mri« acid in nat«xiMii bioodi sM cnisd blc«id wad tlwi biattli of tho babltts bo wo to nomii pjcogsaiiot ic»«io8 haa boon ihown in TabX* Tim blood mioo loimls 'in UMitofiiaX blood tn noxBal pxmgmmt fcnalaa in pf#«*nt aories f«a®Bd fron 14 to 28 ng/lOQ «1 with « nean valim of 20*C^ ng/lOO ml ♦ 4.84 S.D* Tbo grispb So.l gtmm tba blood m.mm IowbI* i» 25 pro^ant ©nd 25 pro^nent fwaalos. thm foim ereatinina XmmXtt in ffiatomal blociMi in nosnal pnagnant fiamalas raagad Iwcm 0*5 mg • 2.8 ws/ loo ml with ft aiftftn wain* of 1.26 mg/100 ml .t, 0.44 S.D# Tbft Offtpdi Ho. 2 fthomi tht iosim oHftfttiniXMi Imwolm in non psogaftfit tad pi:«ga«iit femalft*. •Sm ftoxim itxic aoid Invols in mtftxnal Mood xangod ffon 2*5 -* 4*2 ag/lO© ml witti ii mwt mftlmft «f 3.2t mg/100 ml 0.48 S.D* Tim 8X«^ 80*2 Itewft ^ ftoxnii mxle imsid lUmilft In mm pxmvbant and oosiMil pxaimifit fanalos. til® ®taaiisia mn t • p«x4ty mA blood 'wemm croatlnlne and utlc acid* ^^.ABLE f ®***rf®® blood lisia. attx^H m rt»a craatiain* mA mmm axie •cw la OUteiimt pul*, 9* SJD l•a]l t ii if*f 2 ♦ 4«{M l*i? 0«ii it*it ♦ a*n i*rr ♦ ®.i* Tli» mxum ematixiiMim ia dull. v« 24## Eaii 9 @d fEOBft Q*s «. 2*2 i Valutt of 1,26 III04 0,40 S,D* Thm mmm m*lc i^iid In cord telood of Mnaol dollverlec. ranged from 2,6 - 4.0 mg/lOO mi with a mean ireloe of 3,34 m0i ♦ ©,41 s,D, The cA>tai»ed date wee farther eleesifl^ on The ciwparleon of cord area, creatinine and in in>ffiiel pregnancy and toxaemia pregnancy epicted in Qr^h »o, l* a and t nai^rectieelf Cef 4 him^ Coipa Cosjfl aMiXiW Skicming relatJUmihip of gestaticmal ag« and ccurd blood uMta, craatljaiae and mxic acid in normal pxfignaiiOY* Cofd blood Coxd aarom Cord Bmmm wmk eittatiaina Wmie acid Kai» ♦' m Nian ♦ SD On atatiatical analyala of abowi data# «*> dlffaxma waa foaad to aidat batna^i mr tm Mia aliwi^i w»Mi tbaa 0*OS) i*a* pstity m& faatatioawlil. » 80 ofl^ m eotd blood mOrntt* 18 ,©6 ♦ l.2f ♦ 0.40 3*30 X 0*3^ 18.75 £ 3.55 1.24 ♦0.40 3.29 1 0.48 17.50 ♦ 2.07 1.27 Z 0*22 3*47 ♦ 0*23 37 Pinwamaacy , creatinine and uric acid levels to »atem«l *nnc. cord blood was estimated In 44 cases of toxaemia ©f prsignaney. For the lAirpose of detailed study these cases %;ere divided into three groups* uroup * A» - Mild to federate preeclampaia 22 eases Group *B* - Severe preeclwipaia I© cases Group *C* • Eclaas^sia 12 ‘'C O' 9'''^ l9 Th» urea# ereatiniii# ai^ uric acid levels in Katemal and cord blood and ttm birth weight of' the infants born to above groups has been represented in Tdble Ko# 11. ®ible Ko* 12 show# age and parity wise dlstribu- tillaan ^ SD Mean ♦, SB mmm t s© l»BLE KO. ahowlxig ccKRperiitoii of motornal croatinin# butwoon nomol prognaocy and diffaront dmqxma of toxtta«ia. ai# Croopa ©f lo« caaaa ISo.of nmm sD t vnlm p valpo casaa Homal pragnancy as i*2S ♦ Q.44 2.48 lM»» ttiaxi o.os Mild iBd Modaxata Jr fi ft t*S5 ^ aigoificaiili Momal piagfiawey* as l»ii2S ®it44 3*S@ I«asa titan 0.001 Saaaxa PET to l*i5 i. 0*43 aignifieaiilt Monal pxagaaney as ^ 0#44 S.SS h®m tlutt 0*001 liigMir iiMHuwiiii'w npi awiliWiiBWyF 12 a.sa X. ^•ts ..au^.A ...adwaaan 'Jft JUf Jl IP ni^JLQ a^KXUllfll w m-m aa a.SS t ©.34 2*14 XfOsa tliaii o.os teiMJift WWt tpip j^ppipi' m a.SS ^ 0.43 aaaaxa PIT to l.SS ♦ 0.43 2.09 liaaa lOaa o.oi BcJLiMpisJyi ' at a.ta ^ o*f $ itigailiiMiiiiiO inSMam ## umz§*m 4*40 lt#a.a <||IWiS*’lPP'!'PPP^pPF ,, MtJItMpilliyi ta ' a*is t 0*001 iiigiisif' 44 -MW Jho,rtn, o«p.rt«« Of nowmi P«9»iii>cy nd aiffOnmt ««»•• of Ba. o*o«|^ of 1# H©»«1 |^l»gB«nef 2J1<1 am FIT 2« loxtiiail. pwat^j^BoMttf mmm pwe 3* loisici FiMigit«ii SB 2S i*2§ ♦ 0*4® IS i*47 X ^*n ts »*a® ♦ 0*4® It i*i4 @*i® ti l«3f ♦ 0«4i it 4*1© ♦ 0.031 tt *•4? ♦ o.fi it 4*14 X ®*®# it 4*14 ♦ 0,S« it 4#tt X 0*®1 m 3.4f X 0*m 'tiPWlF 4#tt X t*»l Mi t mXm p mXxm !•§§ Miw ®lii» 0»t® »»% •IfMfMwi® i«si LmBB thma t»tti MgMf MoMf iim® «.7i !.«•» tltM 0*001 hiitilf •MilifMtfit t«40 Mss tliiii 0«OS S34PlJ.£iC4ild| I.St Hose tliwi ©tOS 0CMI 4*M ZtBm tlMi t*tM »o*©£ SD t 'fall** p imtm I« Konal pxmg^mas 2S MIM a»d aloitesvito 22 WWS 2*^ IniiMi 'ttltaMa 0»QOi M$lk2f •iigpl f ' l 2* l^oxifial piragaane^f 2$ mmm ww iO S*4S Miss l^an o»^l Mfhit S*i0 Mss %liaM O«O0t siiisifiimii 3«22 Mss 0,01 wm iflc iIIh ,J|iLb •iipHiX UPMIIIi i*0i Mss tl»MI 0«001 li|irBd site* blrtb as cws^ared to slise babies* Cosd eiestinls^ «sd cord siirics acid issalo mm also raised sIflalfilMBitly I* stlU bom babies. t •**■*♦*■• **^ #*•#**** *■* ** » # « •***'ft«*#*!»*f.* * ♦«**** »*•**«**,**,, Itt ©#* • cNSiipiir^^ mw iBsyNaN- i» M«MM ^lui «»»% CiM«ti»|]ii« md ii»t« mSM ««•«* immt la aataaiai liiaai mM «©»i lilaiii la aaiml mA tifivaM'lii flail lawia littva bata aaxial«t«€ wiMk 1^ ammtttf #f AImimi cad tla faatal inA aatcseiMi* Hi eaiair ba find m% Ite aaiaal. iiiifii «ad mmmm fain* at ^laod aiat la anoiMii twaS.iii^ aaa pmsffAm% fwuilMi* Hload aaMt imm aManbad la ts iiibjaaia* flia blaad wiaa ia tiiaaa Ml»jai%a amoad twm Hl»iB al allii a mmm aalaa of 3 i*t 8 ao/tdO ml ^ s* 0 . 4 , 43 « to f lad oak liliolHok •go lioo ai^ oiiook m blood vmm^ klio mmm mm AMAmA lakO 10 yoarly mem fluii mtmm/l laiiiaii §m 090 10<^i yaaxo foagod bokifooa 10*10 oi^Oi ad utlii a wmm oalao of li«ti ai^OO wA jt 1*00# boki i ooft it»0i fowoa mmgm fwm I8«3S ac^OQ al ol^ o mmm mlm mi i0*0f mg/ too lai j; 0*0* 4»t$* is otoxa tft«4$ fooxa xwlood fxaoi tt*IO ■m/tOO at oitSi 0 aoai Yolao of Ii*fl z ao^tO w&m Xk will bo 0040 fioa klMNa fl#a»wi Hat HaCTQbi^wo.a.; dtfiogoaao bolwooa Haoo ftoosMi hmmrnm Amm mrn mmrnA ^ ifOBOOij Amm iot • waaaft t ae/loo at mM m ot otAot l Oii 51 »«• in ttm mm umlmm wwi innigni* (p pmlm§ m&m thm e,9s hrnmm mjt turn mmpm) . — ««„*»» to «*«t blood «« 1«.1.. ®" 0* blood on. lo Boa»l trnim HMyrUmU ato la oowshowioo, with tbo oiwomtloM «f M»B <»*»). Cmtmmm (ud Tna^wt (ms), aaiot (l»SS>. MOhot. nd ««dao (»«i) s,^ ^ ******** ®* «*uoo naglBd txm »b 4 t mg/ too ai, aa^OO Bl. U.t«>a 6 . 3 S moAoe Bl. Jd-M B«/ 100 al oad 10^ aoAOO al raopoetiwolr. ow boob waao od a>.n ag/loo al oloMir ■MOiiiloo tba am wolao of ts.eo a 0 ( np1 ag/ loo al Wpoftod by Madai at al (1004). 1> aonal bob pxagBuit faulaa waxa atadlad la OKdBK to tlad oat Bowal laaqa and atonoa walat af Mxat •••BtlBlBa ia aaaaal baaltlqr diaalaa* oaxta axoatlalaa la iWteJSBlyf JliMJII ^ .EiiS Wit idililll W OBlaB at 1.04 ao/loo al x «.*». fa tlad eat whaUioi a«a baa aw MMat oa ama ecaatlalaB. tba aaaaa waaa dltOdad lata 10 laady aoa gmmgm, ttm aana Biaallalai la tha Odd t«aw »*-ti yaaia cawad fxta 0/t - l.t aWtOOal mtrn a wmm wImi of 1.04 ae/loo al t e.M» batam to^ ftm it M»p| ituK M • i*i Ml Miiii M iMMMi miiiM ©« 1 * 0 « tm/tm m. ♦ s*i>. o.aii hm^mm s $-45 ?•««« it xmgmA ixm 0 »$ • 1 aig/lOQ aO, mm mXm ©£ 0 *f i •0/100 I»1 t 0*li, (Table KJO. 3 > It ©ill iM wmm ttm rnmm ii 0 «ii»» If ••1 analfsla* ite tlw ihimi ini3mm wm iiwilf- (f ip«liMs mmm la mxi ^pm^m W ©«• ^iMc«fox« Mf% fowii a© Mm mwmrnmim 12b ©»» BtMlft MIIMI Wlift WSl4 wm ©jMJtowMNI Itt U mmm #f nuiswl iMaltlif mm mm^rn- 1» iim& m% it» mwmX mmm «b^ anNiii^ ©BlaaNi* aBswi «ilff «bM la tlMiM MtjMts wmm^ Mmm t«i * 4«t rng/im M «itli a Miaa ©Bla© o£ S«2I^ iBB/lOO ndi 0«£i« 0«($S» TEa t ii tiii ©at itetttts mm tBB Mf tf itcct m mmm mxim mii^ ^ib mmmm iNiai ai©l4aA la to fmmxlf mm miimi txia antii in Oiai# t0«as ]••«• fiiiM*0 tmi 2*0 * 4«i mg/W& at ©till • mmm m3m at )«2 migi/tm at x s«ll* t«iit| la mm §mmp i0«^ fBBXa inag«4 ixm 2«« « 4*0 an/ll^ at ©tta m mmm wmXm mi t* 2 t ag/tOO at ♦ 0*i2 8 * 0 * i la mm faaXB xaaoaO ixm M • 4*t ao/tOO at wMH a wmtm talaa «f itti rnig^m at x 0 «ff« (Table no.^; 53 It i« mm ttm m tlm la wmm mMmmm nas ijiiii.f84fi«. (tiunt Cp 'Vftlaas nMira titaa iMa 'SiscMtipa) « mis tiMfafei* m»t iowiA t© af^Ket mmm mte m$M lavala* Oat fladlaoa af aajran ai;ie mM mimmmm nitli ' tlia miliMMi of idUitoiO' «»i tamteai Cl9 flM t>loo6 otto ttoiMii f iofoaae; la ti ttaaoa of oat fmmmt mw$m m foiaif to mmm txm U to IS rn^g/im ai aitt a aaaa mlm of tO«SS as/lOO aa SftO. 4•i4• la osAoir to flaS oat fMatitf ami faota» tioaal aiaa Iwia mm tifoet oa aatoxaai. lilocNt «Kaa# tta OaOOO of KMiuft* IHOaO #•» mmuHiLmmm rnwmimmm ^ oa mi %m sttiMitlita fMCltf aaS aatajRaal tlooft aiaa la tafafataS la aaaii la O f©*^** to* S > ip a t • 1% to aiiaoat f too tliaoa tatlao tliat la all ti ijaasri aoaa twaa wmmm 'no a aptiaioww a aijapaiaapi' iiai na a i imii^glllll iiai 'g|||g||||^||||[| aiiaifidl, m.mmm Otjcjini t B li ' jn# ai INi ii ' i i ii M ii it III - fii ^ it#w •ilil tW jittimm lEtBm^KJm^KBk 'iuBS iii:;il* 54 ^^*99 imlm m mumml htmrn mm mM 10*08 mg/im K| Siting mwml pxmmmmf wm fmnA t# hm mirniM^Mmm tmmx mm mm mmtmm mini ©f »$.i8 m$/ too •! i« a** pwmrnmt ip mhm Um mm Q.miU h mm»mM mi immrnm hmm hmm »*t0 mmpmmthlm te mm mi la mm mlmm mi Mmm mmm OiMtlaf acunai Oiucli^ pMMmmmy mm hUmA mlmm immmmm maltiat ia • Ammwm mi litMioOiimtlixa* ht mm mmm tiM liia oteaiaiax filtt«8laa lata iaeiNMia mmi rnmxm la aa laeiaaMia asaa elmmmmm tiytOItt# lOill * faa- tliaiwiaa# mmm la a mtaaslniila altaafiHi iwiOtiiOlaii aaft OInlalaliad pxatala 8iaal8laiat wmmlMim im AmmmmmA iaa- ■attoa i»f HIM Cpaielaal, > h mrnmM mt aapaata la timmmm m hhmmA mmm laiaaia Oaalaf Bcmat pxmmmmf 0mm m^pact m mm 0baa»» mtlaaa* caOdMi aad faaala (mm, mrnmmrnm muh Caataxair aao TmmpmM (I0S9>« PmmmSMm mm imuAm (tpmh mpm mt al (I90IU mlM CtfCI)# i^aMia aMl mmimliml Cif71}« a l ali a aai Maixiaa (lotilf ojiia aad Saala Ctotil mKwm Wwjp^WWm. m mmmm mmw&m mWmm WmJmm wm Iw iPpiNt IttviO m0$ t0«7 •* Mit§$ mg/tm alfr ii«.t ii|i^i0 iHi 18 no/ too iOli ti MO/tOO alfseanp t7«4ii ai^oo wit t8»80 im^OOMt Unfl *fii7 WllriiM Ml IPMiipwtt^ siyimyiqMI Vp vRMI Vi^pyMI IHliPII mWMI UMi wPiraiM Wp Vf tm W^f§ mt at (it m0) aai tmmm aao lONiratiiMit iioal «Ni 55 « Mttl« mmm Wmm «n4 wmttU C1S*1» mm>9 MM C^*® wslNl) j FttiwwSift I it | . ftim Ci3*» md OJ^ ana Mim il%f Qm iladliifs i»0Mi»3a ifitU ef Kiflioia cbA twiisB* lf#i wnAii iil,)i iliaaMi •% id* m« (If. 71 ne/icif •!) . tea l^idaA at «i, If84 (If aonwi pmmmmtrn Umtmmml mmm mimtlmim Mim mmml mmsm^ • Sr l^aaamit Miiilaa «i t$ ^aaf aafixmJ. aaiwi exaatliiliM xangai fxm M • t«f w^m wH if&mi a «•«» iialwi of i.aHI aig/tOf id i;, t«44. x» mwMs ta flwi aat ^ aftaot «f paxifgr an® gmatatlMi an auitaxiiii3 Mix«i ««aa* wMmUmm^ whW vavMi mSV swrwIW* aai t Wil i KMN Bt fHI wMI &mWMMm fiKK lNUii.f3r wmI iioa af fauaiHifiaMi tsui wMwfainf Mil ft T^ir la faftalataa la ®iifias«»% ia 9a3Rla m&m ® a 7* It ia aviiiMit iaen ttaat tiftiiaa* oa atatiatiaal aaaliaia« la «U af mOai^mmpx^ tNi p Mm m trnm aaf twa aaa alaif* «f«» ttai f •ft. Mo alialf laaat mjmrnwrn m» tlma faaiid hmmm mmmm mmm rnmMmrn m3mm af tiitaiaat attgcail^ al paxlty m& iMWilaa af liBi ilragjii-w .' .. . 56 of 1.26 am/lOO n3. it higtits: laioii tl** aoxiMi otoatiiiiM ir«l»o of I *94 Mi im ofiM fMPtgoiflit fiMiiioo C 9 YoilMI Imm tlwn e«@S)« CCraf^h No-z) Hof xnoi ooiMo Milo ooi€ mioioi i^topioiioy 1 Hi pfooilt fXiMI of ii MOXMOi fffOMBt fiWi Wm mtmt mx$M mi& xmmpni ttoo !•§ •* 4«t w&/tt^ Ml ipif o Moon iroif of 9«S9 rno/im Ml x ®«s« 0«4#« to 'Immt oliirlMox fo mxwk ocio oeif lofol fo ofioofi Ipf potitf ooi iMixioi O PO ffOil* flMI tSMMM oOf foiflMix fiffboi iM mudLiMi' ooilfxanipi Mfoxiiiii f **Ml potioa of foof %iiMi« soxon mxlo ooM to OiCioxiMl; Iwi fosi fMoiofi im tifeiio Ho* 4 4 t« X% io OVifllt ifM foot t^ioo fO% OB. 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(ItSt) niio h«to aiflo xopostod highoot incidaiico of tmmmis. ia oaaoo of 9xiMi.pmmm la a latgo •otioo of aot® OftfMi* of toacaimia of fitogamcy# tlMioo «at*io*« foiaii that 1270 (01,1154) aoMi pximAmxm, atoco tho diaaaaa in eonaioeioatt im pjeliiiipata tha a^ 0»ot^ ala# toads to bo looos ia ^is oomditioii# out flaSlags also coiaeida wito tlioso mi Sath mA mmmlt Cliff) ia ifioao aaxias ptla^axa eoastittttad #2*1% of casas and 39*a% ©f easas nor© baloo 2t faaiea* ©|ha aad Satia (lili) la Stiii^ mp^mm that 1 ^ ©t casas ^ffiRtiag i$xm tcocaomia of Fxo 0 Baaef mm ptimiipmsm mo& 44% mtm amltl^^ata* h tolatitaly hifhoK i»c.idaaea was ti^rtad luiiiPiojt sof aardlfig tha iaeidaaoa of disaaaa la oxiial^ata hf EastaBaa aad HllJwiMtt (1901) 77% a^ Shaxna at al Clit#) im sad FnhhiMftti Cl9$7) tacoxdad lacidoaca 77,1#% la a^ 7i,95l la oelisqpaia* Kasdaa at al (1984) mpmemA #S% oasas la Oft gxoaps 1 #* 2 S yaaxs sad 3!04 halsamlag to 090 ixon^ of yoaxs zosaBf»ias elosoly to oiix fjadiafis* Thay also lOOOXfNii higtiast laoiilaaea # 0 % ia Fxlalyaxa ' f ©llowad by 2,9% la soeooA pats and iSa in aoia than saoond paxa« 0dVMipn Jil K >» »S^^S8WBKC' . . fhn omNin of ton s wa i a imia ditldad Into HuMi to mu oovogligr of mmm i M* out of #d oimmo 62 »tw«i«d in aa b«lofif«ai t© miX^ md to hmXm<3«& to »mmm pm* •etiv^psia tmd 13 mmm» hmt&mgtfd ia> oelAsqpwiii »ceo»IIa^ to tlio c»tt#jri« mmtlmmd ia laatoiriiil md ii«thoi»« »loo4 oitoo Imi in oirotnll ^mp of tonoMiia of prof- nancy ban a mwm vatoo of 3S«it *^i/100 ni ♦ s*D* i»03 »g?i. Thia iraloo ia than 20«0@ rng/im ml of i^tsaai proonaacy and tha dU^xmem ia atatiatioatiy tiis^y aig* nifiCMjt (p valoa lata tlian 0»00t>« Otaa la«ala in €iffay«ftt daQtaaa of haa baim atpicted in Tabl* «o, 13 & 14, and Graph Ma.4- (Matanfial 6 coirll bloo4) Tim Mataxnal blooa mi aa In 2t eaaaa of «iia mO. mmdmmtm pxa^aclinpaia Jtangad firciii ie-33 ai^/lOO ad. a ■man oalo® of 24,7y ms^lO© ral * s*i>« 4,24. Ujtaa latala la ooad blood in atom oaaaa iraa^pid f*«» 1©»33 aig/lOO i»l with a Haul oalna of 24,10 mg/%PI» nl ^ s,s, 4,83, Tha nxaa la^ala In natanial and ooxd blood in eaaaa of noneal prafaumy in oita pxaauit aariaa waa a0,ei ■i/100 Ml and li«JI^ iig/lOO ml saapactiaaly, 1% ia mm fxm tltaaa mmm that tiwaa mimp mm aaiaai In nm and nodofata pxa«mcla^pala aa eenpacad to nonm^ l^napianmr* Om »t«t4«ti«il tM» tin* in mm l«v«S.« i® iMititmiil oa>xrd IblootS ln bi4m mtmxrnm f**F.*T* mwii foittid t# hm hi^^y •l®aific«Eit If mXm 3Ui«i thiwa e*00t|* Ott* rnammml UmA mmm Immlw et UmTf m^Am mX %© tlMNMi xUsmvmA tey Hooftitt l»mm% m& liMimx (i9S6K moA fiMaAdii Cl96ft| aiia iR«sdaii «t mX Cl9i4) mmm yalua* mm t4*t wXt a4»« nfl/XO© ifil an© 25*t mg/lOQ ni fniqsHMSti^iy* CiMpaxativniy lil^itonir vaannn h&m hmm wi*t«d fey mmhxmxtn (Ifta) i*«* a» w§/ 100 »ll mt %X Clf03) !••• iift/100 mil Jitonfmi •% lUL Cit71} Mel® 1*9/100 mJU immx iralmnn nf mmtmKml felon© mic«« hmm hmm xmAttm fey Cxmwfot© (lt4ll l»o» 21 mg/loo mil Pie«fefe«wati U9S7} i««* 23 mg/l©© Ml f Wxmsim C19^} i««* 32«2 mg/io© mlf sifeli* 9% ml Cl$73) i««* 1S»80 n0/lO0 ml «n© Sfeasewn o% nl (197#) i««« 22w#7 1^/100 ml* ©mx oox© feloQ© mim« 3 r*i««fel*» ©XmmXt feo %li«% «if VmmSmm ot nl (I9i4> l*tt» 2#»4 mg/l^ ml knit 1« »li#©ily liiUilioz tfewR tfeomt ofeootirmi fey siiiii* mA Mtoijmo (197$) •a© mrnwm ot ml (197#) nfeoa* talmiHi mot# iS*20 mf/lO© wA. «tt© 22«2S m©/ 100 ml loapootiirolf* . *. 8WM rt—melmuiiM i (ito^Mwa mUt on* fc!U»a mmiH 3$i mx pmmm^ mt%9» of 10 tt«M# of ooooso pwt^ •eijnpoio# mo amtofiiol l^oo© nmm xmm*^ Amm 3i«44 »& 64 « wmhm #f ma mo/im ml ♦ s.d. 2 ^ 51 ^ c&x& •« In mmmm x«agM imm 24<»i4 »8/t@© mX wttli « Baas valu* of JS.j mg/loo ml * s.D. a,»». ma itaa la aaaa Htanal aad ami u«ol axaa X«ala abo«a Um aaaa rmUm, OfMnad la aaaaal aaatrala. tha Xlaa «aa lonad «o ba htshljr aloalOcaat {9 aalaaa lass Qrnmt) * It Is mwUmt tmm tiui tmu We, It sa4 m mm tlm of mcmm Imlm ia |M3sa.si!sj2P^0iii wr »il« ^ •oasrst# n&m&l is lii^ajr •!«- fllfiCfflat ip mtmm isss tlhdUSt ©•601) »CGrapb No. 4) Ottf »«t«siksi foi©©a vmliiss ©f 1©.*1 sm/lot ml la iwmsi# pxmmXmrnXm cll«tad In x^laa Ho* 17 9WI& ItO^ one) Graph nJo . Ottjf £iiiaiiig» io #cl«iip»ia mtm in confiMtion witJi mmxlims cij««3rr®tiofi» of 3t«Bi1) tap»fii '(9561) pue *(IS6|) ^3«Ni •mw^wjp aqq^ j® ®iti. £numi>mmp pm* mm mnm^tw 3cwtmmmtB m tf«9 #% i9pn5 » »® ftowi mmmxmp^ £wm w%%mi^mfomo9 »»im toPEimaiM 3:0 w>f:i»wf %»3 •«|»i 4*1 .»®anii |MOi©f<| lari ••fi ®t mmx •pmwmxmp itq ® 3 ® 3 ;»x»i|% tt?A mmm f® •aata®®!® ®ii»« 6 oid 30 «i m »X®a Xx5^^ox'fp »x •«?*» «tf TOl^iiatawi wvif pm pootct mix§ a»3«®t3 »»3a *•%*» 3»i:ii*«ffl®x6 ®f ft®? ® »t ®i|3 '(69 fit) a»ii 9 i»jMi£i 0:1 Bmppxeom t»«« of t«w*o«q» m mp •f iE»ii®tt9®x| •fMMMi 9m 9m m 67 KiiSi©* (1§$55, rnmmm et al (1971), smrn m% al (1S73), Sh&mm at al (1976), Ojlia mA Sarin (1979) aM Kaadwo at al (1984) lia'ta also jeaportafl inexaaainf laiwtl oi »atafiMil blood asaa ultb l^raaadag iwfatity oi toaiaania* (saaMi o£ toaowmaia of {>na|p«nsf 'moiw di’rilliHi into tlkiraa groupa acooifling to tba aavaxlty of tcmania* Chat of 44 caaaa atndiad in pxaaant aariaao Sairani o»tatlJii»a loaal in oaasali gxoup of toseiMaia of ptognaney xiaigod fxoai 1*0 • 5*0 irI liith a aunui aalno of 1*88 »g/i00 atl ^ s.P* 0*7* This wlua ia highar than 1*28 i^l/lOO ml of nonaal propMomsf' and 1*04 mg/106 ml of non prafpiant groups. Croatitiina Isfoala in differcoit dagraa of tomaamia has boon dopietod in Tab.10 So* 13 14, and GfQpl^^!o-6. t(llatomal and cH^rd blood) tho matamal sansB oraatJUtina in 22 eaaoa of mild md i^dorato pmoolampaia raagad frem 1*0 - 2*4 ag/ 106 ml oith a msmn talno of 1*5S mg/lOO ml ♦, s»i>* 0*14* Cioatiiiino loirolo in cord blood in aama caaaa rmsgad ffom §*f • 2*0 mg/iOO ml nlth a mowi talma of 1*47 mg/ld® »3l X s*»* 0*34* It ia anon ffom ab«mo flgmraa idiat m^lmm atm xninad. in mild and nodojMi «• i»ii#a*«id noismai pmgmsmf* om ata tiattol imalfnin* ^ find ^ tinitan inmaln In natnwnl 4 ®d mvS, Mood^^ i» 'mild mad mod»«iti 68 I (MateiTMl ud opid blood ) ^ pooooot oorioo of 10 eoaoo of oovoso pnoelo^oolo, tbo ■.tom.l „*«, orootiafn, nagod fton >.1 - 1.J oa/ioo «1 ,rtth . .* 1.„ ^00 ^ 1 3.0. 0,43. COM blood cioottaUio la aooon p.e.T. loagod fraa 1- I.S ag/ioo «! vltb . mob nlno of t.» oa/loo al S#D* 0*4|k 3li« rim It nmxm tsm&timim in cojpd blood abm tbo nomni control* l* deleted to Trt»lc Mo* li and 21 md tb* rim wa» foniid to bo highly olgnifl- c®nt ip T«lu*s Ins* than 0*ooiK • (Matamai aud cord Eoctajsi cmatteino) In 12 case* aynilid>3Ji for study in prosont sorliMi tbo footoxiMiX soniBB orootinijio rongod from 1*2 •• S mg/lOO wH . ultb o aeon valno of 2*S2 ag/loo al ;<► s*i>« 0*g internal ai^ cord blood of 1 2 caaea were a^il««» able for study in present series* the maternal serum nrie acid levels in eclampsia ranged from 3*i «* 6 mg/iOO mi with a mean value of 4*7 mg/lOO ml e s*B« 0*83* The seinim uri® acid in eord blood of eclmupsia cases ranged from 3*® *• ®»® ' mg/100 ml wil^j a ms'in value of 4*6$ mg/lOO nl ®*l>* fhne the mean value of maternal and cord bleed ttrisr amid " " ' ate raieed m oeeguired to noxsml 4mtsols and imiimal preflweil^ lihd til® ria® I® hi0ily signlLfl®«Rt Cp values leas th«i 71 Thm chaivg «9 i» uric acid coacMitxatloii in diff«i«ot d«gi»«s of tOKBOmio i» mat«iii 9 l i«id cosd l>l«w>d lia» boots trtsulatod iin Tifclo iNi« 19 assd 22« and Grciph no-s - SoiMijtoi ooxlioxa li«i?o xogrtsrtod « ooriot of iraliMMi of iticlc acid concoatiratloo ia oatarml blood to aosoal puso®** aaiscy and tcmamida of propsiiiey* «ad fisliair C19SS) ahoii^ m®m axic ^id looola in wild loid oodoeato pxooolani^oAo* »tvoxa psaoclai^aia and oolip^aia aa 5 wg/ 100 ml# 6*24 m$/ 100 ml and 7.46 lag/lOO ml jraspectlvoly. Thmy c^iclodad thab lavela of axic acid em mrm aa good lifcoratoxf isidicato* in of psregisancy* Victor lisd l^ollidc C19®9) roporteiKS bigber ’^^alaaa of axie aeid i*«» 6«4| mg/lOO ml in toxaamia of pxa^nancy* Standax and Caddan Cl934> alao concladod that dagxoo of bspox axicanla cN»xxolataa 'aoll tritli aeaoxity mS diaeaao. fbay x^poxtad a moan valaw of 4*6 mg/lOO »1 in pxo* •cloRipaia and 6*2 mg/100 ml in aclampaia* Kiabox and Tioidon (1965) xoportod naan valaa of 5*2 mg/lOO ml in mild pxooolimp* sia* 5*63 mg/100 ml in aoaaxo pxa^aelampaia and 7*2 mg/lOII ml in aclampaia* Gupta at al (1963) xapoxtad maius oalua of aaxiit uric acid aa 5.5 mg/l©© aO. in mild i?.E.T.# 6*2 mg/ 100 ml, im aavaxa pxa^aclampaia and 6*7 mg/lOO ml In aclii^9aia*Pri^lMmNiliit (1957) r apoxt a d aaan valtMi of aaxnm nxim meld m 4«4 mg/ltt ml and 5*5 aij^OO ml in aild* mmmm pxa«#.Er*i4S3«a^KS SK:i • ■ ES?S:|«k ¥,s^ k ■iklliiS 73 «i^iiifica®t c»ri»la%ioB. tli«r«£©s» aisiBtadi, twntwaaii blood mmm UvmU and mortality of infant atoilar mmcm* latlon OKiatod cori blood osaNatinijMi and mnbB ncid iftiicb Mai 3*0*1 mg/tQO ml and 5*1 ai^j/l@0 ml mwfpmc- tlvily in itill beim.CToWc No. 2 . 4 :) Randan at al (1984) xaportad natamal aottalitf rate of 5%. Prabhavati at al (1957) taijojrtad 6*87%. m agZf'e with Manon (1969) end Ratdan (1984) that maternal ■ 4teath« in toxawia was doa mainly to aelaoiqpaia as none of tlwi matajrnal death occored in pro-oclanp'Sia ca»oi of cmx saxies* « It is ovidant ism the fabla lio*i5 that blUrtli iMlght of tha izifafiti boss to tmmmlc leothoxs falls ifitb Ijwxaaso in msA oxaa* oxaatiniiMi and uidUe acid Isrvoliib Out findings of invaxssi xalati^jdiip of biirth ooight end e^xd blood ttzoa lovols axo in oonfixsuition idlth thoso of Sjostodt (1996) I Kilpatxiek and Kaokaf (li'ltt)t ^Lidia and rnOmtSmm (1973)1 mrnwrn «t al (1976) 1 Ojlm idd iaxln (iffil and fttadim (1964) sho haso hi^ mm bliwd dXMl loo toiith 1* ^icaaBiin of i^itiHliiiiiif.CQTQpbN^^ 74 Omr licve r«v«aX«d that; th« matatnal and c^jcd blood nsaa^ ©^oatiuiiia and itcits acid ciaacaBtrat^ma irlaoa «lth lioemaftiiifi iwnwijfi.'tf’ vt toacoamia* Tha asean bifth walght «raa fooad to dLmmmm and tha neaii coud tavaaD cisaatinljia aod udo fuamd to iMexmm»m with Ihetoaaifig aataxlty of bOHaanlo of pxe^aiancy. PmUkmmm ilW} hairo alao obMunrod thids tlia dio|jai.atittd foatal wai^bt waa aox® with iacraaaitif aawxitgf of tOKaamia# Oux obaarvmtimii elao roirambla with tifia find- ingm of Sjoated at «1 C39S@| who aftar aatlmatiog awti pxotain liltrogao coocantxatioa in oaijilical co»l blood ©£ ©04 tefafita, ahowad that tha coucaatxaticai xoto with in* cxaaalog sigoa of dyaaiatuirity aod haw poatolatod that raliod plaMm nem protaia altxoey p®tio4 of paststiim sod pmAtf Mum no off act os mess mxm iotois, mosm etostisiiio iooois «a8.!ii® 8S sric scM i«t«Is, 12, Mom 0 OX& cxmmtimixm lormls is nomsl piro^siisoy from 0*8 •* 2,2 mg/iOO mi witb a moss vsiiio of i,2i wug/ 100 mi ^ s»i>« 0*4 sliicli is siiaiisx to mstofssi osostiiiilwi ieirois is Boxmsi pjcoosssey* ^ 13* oyi ® s ® !ii i i t is 00 x 8 bioofi of sotsssi 8 oi ito, iios xmsymi fson 2*f * 4 mff/lOO mi witli a amtss irsiom €M 3*34 wo/IIHI tsi i; s,i>« 0*41* vtils wmtm is sot siQsifiesmtiY flOMK MNSi IMiftlHr fW i y SSIMK \ ^ ''7' 14« fluritf .ii^ m mtaM$km witti cord blood value# Iti uorfnal ftfugiiancy, 15« Birth ««ight« of th« babioif bora to aowal pmgi^mt laothar# rungod fraa tom • 3S00 gw# with a meaii valaa of Tf&i pi ♦ ®*D* lio* Tim iteaa birth taiight waa foumi to iaereas# with tho ii^roas* in parioi of piatation* 16* Cord blood valttoi dew# twot vary %dtli birth waight io fioaaal pxiigr«»ey« 17* Tcocaamia of pragoancy i« laora coitimoii in primip®ra 4 f in 16 • 25 year# ago group* IS* Moaxt blood uroa in mild and nodorato pro-oclan^aia roagod frcM IS - IS atg/lso rtH with a noon valuo of 24*77 mg/1 00 ml ♦ s.D# 4*24, in aovoxo prooclMpaia, from 26-14 mg/too »! with a moan valiao of 30*1 Big/ 100 ml t s*D* 2,52, ha oclawpaia it rai^od from 3»-42 mg/lOQ ml with a moan valoo of 35*17 mq/lOO ml ± S*b, 79 20* rnmm sMiriM tmtlalii* in nlM md xmgmd from 1 - 3.4 «ag/10Q ml wltb ® mmmn rmlm of 1.5S mg/iOO ml + s.D. 0.34. in mmxm P.e.T. it r«ng«d from 1*2 - 2*5 mg/lOO «1 with a metm iraliio of l.SS PC/ 100 Bd s#D* 0*43. in oclaBipfia it raUQpa from 1*2 •» S mg/I 00 »I with a wtan iralii® of 2.52 rag/lOO ml S.D. 0*|ifi. Th« riiMi mmx nopnal ■ progmmMTf la hichly aignif leant in mmmm proaolpapnin and eclM^la and not imiKsh significant iUi mild and mDdoxato praocliiapaia. 21. Maan aanaa uric acid in mild m& mo&ax&tm pmmclmuprnim ranged from 2*i - 5 i^/lOO ml %fith a mean value of 3*47 aig/tOO ml ♦ S.D. 0.71# in aewro praMt®l«apti«i 4.14 Rig/loO ml * .S.D. 0.86, in iMslawpala 4.7 mg/lOO ml ♦ S.D. 0*83. The ri** in mild to modarato gxovip in not ait^eiif leant but is highly significant in eason of sovoro pre«>«clai!^8ia and eclampsia* 22. Tha uroa Itvol in cord blood of mild and modarata pro**' eclampsia ranged from 16 - 33 mg/lOQ ml with a arntim value of 24.16 mg/tOO ml v S.D. 4*53 in sevara pro** eeiampaia it ranged from M^34 mg/I 00 ml with a aieap' walpe of 2i*2 mg/lOO ml 2«@0# in oelpapBia it rsfnged ftem 2®«»42 mg/loo ml with a mean w^lm of 34«4t »g/IO@ «l t 8«D* 4*62« f3i« fsord blood mea imxmmui 80 irtth (milty of tonmla aod tho zlm pregnant level is highly significant. 23. Thm creatinine levels in hXoo& &t mtl& and mcderate ' pra-Hiclaj^sia ranged from 0*9 • 2 «g/100 ml with « sieai! valne of 1,4? «g/100 ml t 3*D* 0,34* in severe pre-Htclssapsia it ranged from 1 - 2*5 mg/ loo ml with a mean value of l,?f mg/100 ml t s.O. 0,4 Mad in eclampsia it ranged from 1.2 **>5 mg/loo ml wil^ a mean value of 2,55 lag/lOO ml > s.D, 0.®1. The increea* over normal pregnancy is highly significant in cases of severe p.e.t. and ecla^sia ai^.not very aignificMBt In mild and moderate pre-eclampsia, 24, uric acid levals in cord blood of mild and moderate pre-eclai^sia has mean value of 3,3? mg/lOO ml v, S.O, 0.49* in severe pre-eclas^sia 3,93 mg/100 ml t s,D, 0,74 and in eclampsia 4,63 mg/lOO ml # s,D, 0.??,This rise in Cford blood uric acid in eclai^sia is highly significant and less significant in severe P.E.T. but not sipiificant in mild and moderate P.E.T. - tS. The tta^aiil mortality rate in toxaemia of pr ewsiantf was 4*» and lafaat mortality rate was 29, »6 iwsimimg t%mM of still birth rate and the maminwn number of death Oecored la eclssq^sla# 81 26* Higli liwwil* ©f 4t nf/too €.f»«tlJiitt© lmml$ ©f 3*25 »g/io® ml «nd mtlc mM Im'wmlm &M % mg/lQQ «l, fet«i:*aui» ggtmvm pt0ffmsiM $M tmmit ©£ iaatwtwsi laojftility* 2?. Iliii>il4©iil cowl «f©« ImmU of 34*26 ng/lOO ml* cmtjU iii»« l«fv«3,« of 3*©t iif/lO© ttJL mM mim arid lirvol* of 5*t r^/ioo m3 of moxtt Mt% iiidil4?iitiiNi of irrovo pioQno** itio £of io£«iito la tofmo of mortality* 28* T!i« teirth woiglA of »«w boro i«f«»ta 4» ttmaamia of p*O0»i«Sf tiofa to ba with lacraaaef iMBNroritjf of toyeaomia tho larfbllical eorf mroa lomal liarmoMNlhi Avora^o birth woi^ht la milf m& moforato f*e.T* woo ttiO gm ^ s*©* 22®, la mmmm P*r*T* 23iQ ^ s*D* 326 ^ i» mlmm^ t«t® m ♦ tis 26 * Tim matotiiol bioo® ao® tho eorfl bioo® mroa* etoatiiifni aa® mrle teif aro not rolatoi to fNariod of ®oota%icMi in iiomii aa woil ao t«Ki»iie 82 ^ ^ ^ ^>....<31 g...li ir i, Braai, Grtes, J*K. «is« Littl®, V*a. t J. Pudlffitr,# 100 t 1S5, 1982* t* Bucht*, H. Scarit, J* i Clin* Lab* Inv®»t, aipple.S* If SI, I* .Biicht*, H, and vi®3t5co# L* * J, Obstet, .?iid Gynaecol* Brit* Itep., 60 I 1S7, lfS3, 4, F, and Parilt* E.J* i A, J* Ob»t. 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