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A 19-years-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, at 39 weeks' gestation is admitted in labor. Contractions occur every 2 to 3 minutes. The cervix is 4 cm dilated and 80% effaced. She requests an epidural for pain control. The minutes after the 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 appropriate next step in management is administration which of the following?

A) Ephedrine

B) Magnesium sulfate

C) Nifedipine

D) Oxytocin

E) Terbutaline

[ArchivalUser]

A

[ArchivalUser]

explanation

[ArchivalUser]

epidural induced hypotension- correct with ephedrine

[ArchivalUser]

so ephedrine to restore Mom BP 1st??

[ArchivalUser]

yessir.

first give her iv fluids and iv ephedrine