Oxytocics are different from tocolytics in that oxytocics
1. slow uterine contractions.
2. raise the level of luteinizing hormones.
3. increase ovarian secretion.
4. stimulate uterine contractions.
4
Rationale 1: Tocolytics slow uterine contractions.
Rationale 2: Infertility drugs raise the level of luteinizing hormone.
Rationale 3: Infertility drugs increase ovarian secretion.
Rationale 4: Oxytocics, such as oxytocin, stimulate uterine contractions to induce labor.
Global Rationale: Oxytocics, such as oxytocin, stimulate uterine contractions to induce labor. Tocolytics slow uterine contractions. Infertility drugs raise the level of luteinizing hormone. Infertility drugs increase ovarian secretion.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with a bowel obstruction. Which assessment finding leads the nurse to conclude that the obstruction is in the small bowel?
a. Potassium of 2.8 mEq/L, with a sodium value of 121 mEq/L b. Losing 15 pounds over the last month without dieting c. Reports of crampy abdominal pain across the lower quadrants d. High-pitched, hyperactive bowel sounds in all quadrants
A nurse investigates the interpretation of a state's right to grant abortions. Which of the follow-ing branches of government would the nurse be looking at?
a. Executive b. Legislative c. Judicial d. Federal
Correct the medical notation of the following order
Valium 2.0 mg p.o., daily, p.r.n., anxiety.
A patient with iron-deficiency anemia was placed on oral iron therapy. Which of the following tests would the nurse review to determine the effectiveness of this intervention?
a. Electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine b. Thrombin clotting time (TCT) and prothrombin time (PT) c. White blood cell (WBC) and platelet counts d. Hemoglobin and hematocrit