Bright's disease (named after the British physician Richard Bright) is a chronic inflammation of the kidneys (chronic nephritis). Research Bright's Disease
Eclampsia is the name given to the sudden convulsive seizures sometimes occurring in pregnant women as a result of Bright's disease. Research Eclampsia
Uraemia is a condition of blood poisoning which occurs when the kidneys fail to function properly, as in Bright's disease and fail to excrete urea which is retained in the blood and upsets the nervous system, causing drowsiness, headaches, giddiness and in extreme cases coma. Research Uraemia
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