Maternal / Newborn Question #24
Question
A 38-week gestation woman is diagnosed with pre-eclampsia four days earlier and is admitted to the hospital for a magnesium sulfate infusion. The nurse has prepared the room and will be cautious to have which medication at the bedside?
Answers
- Calcium gluconate
- Rationale:
- Naloxone
- Rationale:
- Oxytocin
- Rationale:
- Terbutaline
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Overview
Explanation
Calcium gluconate is an antidote to magnesium toxicity. The other selections are incorrect: Oxytocin is a hormone to enhance uterine contractions; Naloxone is an opiate antagonist; Terbutaline is a smooth muscle relaxant to help relax uterine contractions for preterm labor.
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