A nurse is caring for a patient in the active phase of labor. The woman's bag of waters spontaneously ruptures. Suddenly the woman complains of dyspnea and appears restless and cyanotic. In addition, she becomes hypotensive and tachycardic
The nurse imme-diately suspects the presence of ___________________________________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
An amniotic fluid embolism
Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy (ASP) is more commonly known as amniotic fluid embolism. This is a rare but devastating complication of pregnancy. It is characterized by the sudden, acute onset of hypoxia, hypotension or cardiac arrest, and coagulopathy. ASP can occur during labor, birth, or within 30 minutes after birth. This clinical presentation is similar to that observed in patients with anaphylactic or septic shock. In both of these conditions, a foreign substance is introduced into the circulation.
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