08-10-2006, 10:53 AM
A l9 year-old woman. gravida 2. para 1 I 39 weeks gestation is admitted in labor. Contractions occur every 2 to 3 min. The cervix is 4 cm dilated and 80% effaced.
She requests an epidural for pain control Ten min after epidural is administered. she becomes nauseated and diaphoretic and vomits. Her blood pressure is
60/palpable mm Hg A fetal heart tracing shows sustained fetal decelerations. The cervix is now 8 cm dilated The most app next step in management is
administration ofthe following?
A) Ephedrine
B) Magnesium sulfate
C) Nifedipine
D) oxytocin
I) terbutaline
She requests an epidural for pain control Ten min after epidural is administered. she becomes nauseated and diaphoretic and vomits. Her blood pressure is
60/palpable mm Hg A fetal heart tracing shows sustained fetal decelerations. The cervix is now 8 cm dilated The most app next step in management is
administration ofthe following?
A) Ephedrine
B) Magnesium sulfate
C) Nifedipine
D) oxytocin
I) terbutaline