Medusin
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What is the pharmacological treatment for hypertension during pregnancy?
(chronic hypertension, pre and eeclampsia)
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| monam84
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i know that for hypertensions its methyldopa or hydralazine (methyldopa can cause hemolytic anemia and hydralazine drug induced lupus in slow acetylators)
preeclampsia is delivery, that the treatment
eclapsia i believe is magnesium sulfate but i could be wrong.
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| afrocaribb
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monam84, thats right! the only cure for preclampsia is delivery and for eclampsia Mg sulfate.
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| Medusin
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Alfa methyldopa and labetalol are the most commonly used medications for the treatment of chronic hypertension in pregnancy.
The definitive treatment of preeclampsia is delivery of the fetus and placenta.
Labetalol or hydralazine are the drugs most commonly used to manage preeclampsia. Alternative agents such as calcium channel blockers may me used.
Magnesium sulfate is the treatment of choice for the prevention and treatment of eclamptic seizures.
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