You are delivering twins to a G1P0 34 year old woman at 38 weeks with a prolonged labor. Because of uterine atony, you write an order in the chart: "Methylergonovine 0.2mg x1 now." You are called ten minutes later because the patient's blood pressure is suddenly 180/100 and she has a facial droop and a weak arm and leg.
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Methylergonovine initiates transient hypertension and the mother suffered from cerebral hypoxic ischemic injury?
yes - exactly right
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If methergine is given intravenously rather than intramuscularly, there is a risk of hypertension and cerebrovascular accident.
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