Practice Question
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 37 weeks of gestation and has a history of eclampsia. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe to decrease the client's blood pressure?
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Correct Answer:
Hydralazine
Rationale:
💊 Hydralazine is a vasodilator used in pregnancy to manage severe hypertension associated with preeclampsia or eclampsia.
🩸 It lowers systemic vascular resistance without reducing placental blood flow, protecting the fetus.
⚠️ Other options: Misoprostol is for cervical ripening; Methylergonovine is contraindicated in hypertension because it raises BP; Terbutaline is a tocolytic used for preterm labor.
👶 Hydralazine helps reduce maternal complications (stroke, seizures) while promoting safer outcomes for both mother and fetus.
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