Monday, September 1, 2014

Labor Day 2014

Happy Labor Day!

A 25 year old G1P0 woman delivers a healthy baby girl at 39 weeks gestation. She has a history of gestational diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, and polyhydramnios. She had spontaneous rupture of membranes about a day and a half ago. She receives the drug above after delivery. About half an hour later, she develops shivering, then a fever. She receives acetaminophen and these symptoms abate after three hours.

Challenge: What medication is shown above?

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3 comments:

  1. RamSeptember 5, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    misoprostol (Prostaglandin E1)

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  2. RaHSeptember 12, 2014 at 3:06 AM

    it is misoprostol, a synthetic prostaglandine which is often used, off label use, during labour in very low doses

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  3. CraigSeptember 14, 2014 at 4:06 PM

    yep! awesome job guys
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    Labor Day 2014

    This is misoprostol.

    Source: UpToDate; Wikipedia.

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