A 32-year-old woman at 38 weeks gestation is found unconscious at home. She has had a witnessed generalised tonic-clonic seizure. Her blood pressure i...

Question

A 32-year-old woman at 38 weeks gestation is found unconscious at home. She has had a witnessed generalised tonic-clonic seizure. Her blood pressure is 182/118 mmHg, she has significant peripheral oedema, and her urine dipstick shows 3+ protein. What is the first-line treatment for this seizure?

Accepted Answer

Intravenous magnesium sulphate 4 g over 5-15 minutes

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Intravenous diazepam 10 mg

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Intravenous lorazepam 4 mg

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Buccal midazolam 10 mg

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Intravenous phenytoin loading dose

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Eclampsia

A 32-year-old woman at 38 weeks gestation is found unconscious at home. She has had a witnessed generalised tonic-clonic seizure. Her blood pressure is 182/118 mmHg, she has significant peripheral oedema, and her urine dipstick shows 3+ protein. What is the first-line treatment for this seizure?