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littleanan

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on: Jul 3, 2018
You are treating a patient who is in her third trimester of pregnancy who is having seizures. Family members report that the patient had been complaining of headaches, visual disturbances, epigastric pain, and had become edematous over the past week. You think that the patient is MOST likely suffering from:
 
  a. Epilepsy
  b. Cardiac arrest
  c. Placenta previa
  d. Eclampsia

Question 2

A medication that causes cessation of uterine contractions is said to be a/an:
 
  a. Tocosympathic
  b. Tocolytic
  c. Sympathetic
  d. Sympathotocic


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d
Rationale: a. Although seizures are characteristic of pregnancy, this patient symptoms are most likely the result of eclampsia (toxemia) of pregnancy.
b. There is no indication that this patient is suffering from cardiac arrest.
c. Placenta previa is characterized by bright-red vaginal bleeding.
d. Correct. The presence of a seizure indicates the progression from pre-eclampsia to eclampsia.

Answer to Question 2

b
Rationale: a. Tocosympathic is a distractor.
b. Correct.
c. Sympathetic refers to a specific nervous system response.
d. Sympathotocic is a distractor.


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