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sam.t96

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A woman in her last trimester of pregnancy is diagnosed with toxemia. The patient is admitted to labor and delivery and suffers a seizure. What medication will be administered parenterally?
 
  A) Magnesium oxide
  B) Magnesium sulfate
  C) Potassium chloride
  D) Calcium gluconate

Question 2

A patient is scheduled for a thyroidectomy to treat thyroid cancer. What is the medication of choice administered preoperatively?
 
  A) Sodium iodide 131I (Iodotope)
  B) Methimazole (Tapazole)
  C) Propylthiouracil (PTU)
  D) Propranolol (Inderal)


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Magnesium sulfate is given parenterally for convulsions related to pregnancy. Magnesium oxide is given orally for mild hypomagnesemia. Potassium chloride is not given for convulsions related to pregnancy. Calcium gluconate is not given for convulsion related to pregnancy.

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Propylthiouracil (PTU) is administered preoperatively for thyroidectomy. Sodium iodide131 (Iodotope) is a radioactive iodide that is used to destroy thyroid tissue. Methimazole (Tapazole) is similar to PTU but is not the drug of choice preoperatively. Propranolol (Inderal) is used to treat cardiovascular conditions, such as hypertension. It is not used in the preoperative phase of thyroidectomy.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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