Your Patient Has Been on Magnesium Sulphate for 20 Hours

question 2

Multiple Choice

Your patient has been on magnesium sulphate for 20 hours for treatment of pre-eclampsia.She just delivered a viable infant girl 30 minutes ago.What uterine findings would you expect to assess in this patient?

• A) Absence of uterine bleeding in the postpartum period
• B) A fundus firm below the level of the umbilicus
• C) Scant lochia flow
• D) A boggy uterus with heavy lochia flow

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Definitions:

James-Lange

Theory of emotion that suggests physiological arousal precedes the emotional experience, meaning the body's reaction to a stimulus comes first and is then interpreted as an emotion.

Plutchik

Robert Plutchik was a psychologist who proposed the "wheel of emotions," which illustrates the relationships among emotions.

Cannon-Bard

A theory of emotion that argues that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously, yet independently.

Self-Actualization

The act of reaching one's full potential and making use of their talents, perceived as a universal desire or requirement.