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A 30-year-old primigravida presents at 34 weeks gestational age with blood pressure of 160/90 mmHg, headache, epigastric pain, visual abnormalities and 3 proteinuria. Biophysical profile of the fetus is 8/8. Which one of the following is the best course of action?


    1)    Induce labour and attempt vaginal delivery.

    2)    Start magnesium sulfate intravenously.

    3)    Perform an emergency C-section.

    4)    Give betaclomethasone to induce fetal lung maturity.

    5)    Perform an amniocentesis to assess fetal lung maturity.


1 or 2 ???confused

  #2

2 first to prevent seizures

Sorry to ask you this, are questions NBME?


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  #3

Not all of them but I think some of them are!! but not sure which ones!! sorry.
But thanks for answering I don't have the answers... trying to figure out.


Edited by shirini2 on 12/26/07 - 09:37 PM

  #4

2

then 4

then 5


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  #5

Would you please put the title NBME before your questions that you know are NBMEs, because we use NBME as an assessment test. Thanks.


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2

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