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Castor oil may be used to treat constipation in pregnant women |
False- could use laxative or cathartics. Both promote bowel elimination. |
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Uterine contractions with cervical changes before 37 weeks of gestation are considered preterm labor. |
True |
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Nifedipine is associated with more adverse effects than magnesium sulfate or terbutaline. |
False- come cardiac adverse effects include hypotension, flushing, headaches, dizziness, Lower limb edema, reflex tachycardia. Noncardiac effects include constipation, nausea, and gingival hyperplasia. |
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Pitocin is the drug of choice for prevention of control of postpartum uterine bleeding |
true |
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Women with HIV infection should not breast-feed |
True |
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Drug-induced teratogenicity is most likely to occur when drugs are taken during the ---- trimester of pregnancy. |
First |
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Folic acid supplementation is especially important to prevent----- birth defects. |
Neural tube birth defects |
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The criteria for a diagnosis of gestational diabetes is a fasting plasma glucose level of more than ------mg/dL |
95mg/dL |
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Preeclampsia is manifested by hypertension and ----- |
Proteinuria |
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Drug effects are less predictable due to ---- during pregnancy |
Plasma volume expansion |