A Woman with Asthma Is Experiencing a Postpartum Hemorrhage

question 18

Multiple Choice

A woman with asthma is experiencing a postpartum hemorrhage.Which drug would be recommended to treat her bleeding that would not exacerbate her asthma?

• A) Prostaglandin E₂
• B) Ergonovine
• C) Hemabate
• D) Methylergonovine

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