A 21-year-old woman in her eighth month of pregnancy has a blood pressure of 145/95 mm Hg, while it had been 110/75 mm Hg before she was pregnant. Urine dipstick in the physician’s office shows 2+ proteinuria. There is no evidence of elevated serum transaminases. She is sent home on bed rest and antihypertensive medicine. However, that night she develops a severe headache and goes to the emergency department. While waiting to be seen, she has a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following medications is considered the usual drug of choice for preventing another seizure in this patient’s clinical setting? A. Carbamazepine B. Clonazepam C. Ethosuximide D. Magnesium sulfate E. Valproic acid
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09/14/06 - 09:57 AM
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eclampsia magnesium sulfate ___________________ Time is God!
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09/14/06 - 10:33 AM
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09/14/06 - 04:10 PM
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MgSO4 is used for controlling seizuring of eclamsia.Other indications of MgSO4 are
Tocolytic agent
TPD
Status asthematicus (sometimes) particularly when patient is Mg deficienct
Orally as Cathartic
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suv Forum Elite
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09/14/06 - 04:25 PM
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IV mg also used in torsades ___________________ Time is God!
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09/14/06 - 04:35 PM
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what is meant by TPD?
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09/14/06 - 04:48 PM
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docarchana wrote: what is meant by TPD?
Sorry it is typo .It was TDP = torsade de pointes .
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09/14/06 - 09:30 PM
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correct guys ..d....thanx for ur nice points leopad.
