04-07-2009, 08:06 AM
A 19-year-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. Ten 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 of which of the
following?
A
) Ephedrine
B
) Magnesium sulfate
C
) Nifedipine
D
) Oxytocin
E
) Terbutaline
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. Ten 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 of which of the
following?
A
) Ephedrine
B
) Magnesium sulfate
C
) Nifedipine
D
) Oxytocin
E
) Terbutaline