A nurse working in an obstetric practice should consider which fact when discussing medication use with pregnant patients?
1. Inhaled drugs may be absorbed to a greater extent.
2. Drug excretion rates are lowered.
3. Oral drug absorption rate is lowered.
4. Drugs should not be used during pregnancy.
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Rationale 1: Increases in tidal volume and pulmonary vasodilation during pregnancy may lead to inhaled drugs being absorbed to a greater extent.
Rationale 2: Renal blood flow is increased, leading to higher excretion rates.
Rationale 3: Gastric emptying is delayed, leading to prolonged oral drug absorption rates.
Rationale 4: Some circumstances call for drug administration during pregnancy.
Global Rationale: Increases in tidal volume and pulmonary vasodilation during pregnancy may lead to inhaled drugs being absorbed to a greater extent. Gastric emptying is delayed, leading to prolonged oral drug absorption rates. Renal blood flow is increased, leading to higher excretion rates. Some circumstances call for drug administration during pregnancy.
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