A Woman Is in Her Third Trimester and Is Positioned

question 14

Multiple Choice

A woman is in her third trimester and is positioned toward a right-handed clinician so that the mandibular linguals may be seen with direct vision. Suddenly, the client begins sweating and reports feeling weak and nauseated. The clinician takes her blood pressure and finds that it is very low. What could be happening and what should the clinician do?

• A) Postural hypotension; place the client on her right side and in a semisupine position.
• B) Postural hypotension; place the client on her left side and in a supine or semisupine position.
• C) Postural hypotension; place the client on her left side with her head elevated.
• D) Hypotensive syndrome; place the client on her left side with her head elevated.

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