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Zorluk: ZorObstetric Complications

While performing a routine evaluation on the antepartum unit, a physician responds to a patient who has suddenly become unresponsive. The patient, who was admitted earlier that day for induction of labor at 39 weeks gestation due to severe features of preeclampsia, is exhibiting generalized, rhythmic jerking of her extremities and a clenched jaw. Her last recorded blood pressure 15 minutes prior was 172/114 mm Hg. Arrange the following management steps in the most appropriate sequential order to stabilize and treat this acute obstetric emergency.

  1. 1Turn the patient to the lateral decubitus position and ensure airway patency
  2. 2Initiate an intravenous bolus of magnesium sulfate
  3. 3Administer an intravenous antihypertensive agent (e.g., labetalol or hydralazine)
  4. 4Assess the fetal heart rate tracing and maternal cervical status
  5. 5Proceed with expedited delivery of the fetus

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The correct sequence is: Turn the patient to the lateral decubitus position and ensure airway patency -> Initiate an intravenous bolus of magnesium sulfate -> Administer an intravenous antihypertensive agent -> Assess the fetal heart rate tracing and maternal cervical status -> Proceed with expedited delivery of the fetus.
Eclampsia is a life-threatening obstetric emergency requiring a strict, algorithmic approach. The absolute first priority is maternal stabilization, beginning with airway protection and lateral decubitus positioning to prevent aspiration and improve venous return. Once the airway is addressed, intravenous magnesium sulfate is the first-line medication to halt the seizure and prevent recurrence. Following seizure control, severe hypertension (blood pressure ≥ 160/110 mm Hg) must be managed with intravenous antihypertensives to prevent maternal stroke. Only after the mother is hemodynamically stable should the physician evaluate the fetal heart rate tracing, which frequently demonstrates a prolonged deceleration that resolves spontaneously with maternal resuscitation. Finally, once the mother is stable, expedited delivery of the fetus and placenta is performed as the definitive cure for the disease process.

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1
Turn the patient to the lateral decubitus position and ensure airway patency.
Airway is protected and aortocaval compression is relieved.
Prevents aspiration and maximizes maternal oxygenation and venous return during the tonic-clonic phase.
2
Initiate an intravenous bolus of magnesium sulfate.
Seizure activity is terminated and prophylaxis against further seizures is established.
Magnesium sulfate is the definitive first-line neuroprotective therapy for eclampsia.
3
Administer an intravenous antihypertensive agent (e.g., labetalol or hydralazine).
Blood pressure is safely reduced below the severe range (systolic < 160 mm Hg, diastolic < 110 mm Hg).
Prevents catastrophic maternal complications such as stroke, myocardial infarction, or placental abruption.
4
Assess the fetal heart rate tracing and maternal cervical status.
Fetal well-being and readiness for delivery are evaluated.
Maternal hypoxia during a seizure often causes transient fetal bradycardia; assessing the tracing after maternal stabilization prevents unnecessary emergent surgical intervention.
5
Proceed with expedited delivery of the fetus.
The fetus and placenta are delivered.
Delivery removes the source of the pathology and is the ultimate definitive treatment for eclampsia.

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The management of eclampsia prioritizes sequential maternal stabilization (airway protection, seizure control with magnesium sulfate, and blood pressure control) prior to assessing the fetus and proceeding with definitive delivery.
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