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A nurse is assisting with an emergency cesarean delivery for a client who has placenta previa and is experiencing profuse bleeding.
Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering to this client after delivery?
Methylergonovine (Methergine) is a medication that stimulates uterine contractions and can increase bleeding in women with placenta previa.
Carboprost tromethamine (Hemabate) is also a medication that causes uterine contractions and can worsen bleeding in women with placenta previa.
This medication is used to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (excessive bleeding after delivery) in women with placenta previa. Placenta previa is a condition where the placenta covers the opening of the cervix and can cause severe bleeding during pregnancy.
Terbutaline (Brethine) is a medication that relaxes uterine muscles and can delay labor, but it does not prevent postpartum hemorrhage in women with placenta previa.
The correct answer is choice C. Misoprostol (Cytotec). This medication is used to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (excessive bleeding after delivery) in women with placenta previa. Placenta previa is a condition where the placenta covers the opening of the cervix and can cause severe bleeding during pregnancy.
Choice A is wrong because Methylergonovine (Methergine) is a medication that stimulates uterine contractions and can increase bleeding in women with placenta previa.
Choice B is wrong because Carboprost tromethamine (Hemabate) is also a medication that causes uterine contractions and can worsen bleeding in women with placenta previa.
Choice D is wrong because Terbutaline (Brethine) is a medication that relaxes uterine muscles and can delay labor, but it does not prevent postpartum hemorrhage in women with placenta previa.
Normal ranges for blood loss after delivery are less than 500 mL for vaginal delivery and less than 1000 mL for cesarean delivery.
