To assist the woman after delivery of the infant, the nurse knows that the blood patch is used after spinal anesthesia to relieve
a. Hypotension
b. Headache
c. Neonatal respiratory depression
d. Loss of movement
B
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A Hypotension is prevented by increasing fluid volume before the procedure.
B The subarachnoid block may cause a postspinal headache due to loss of
cerebrospinal fluid from the puncture in the dura. When blood is injected into the
epidural space in the area of the dural puncture, it forms a seal over the hole to
stop leaking of cerebrospinal fluid.
C Neonatal respiratory depression is not an expected outcome with spinal
anesthesia.
D Loss of movement is an expected outcome of spinal anesthesia.
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