Oxytocin + Diabetes Insipidus - Chen Flashcards
3 Ps of Oxytocin
Powers - contraction factors
Passenger - baby position
Passage - stuck
When is oxytocin initiated
during stages 2 and 3 of pregnancy
Indications for oxytocin
maternal medication conditions
fetal compromise
fetal demise
CIs to oxytocin administration
previous uterus incision or rupture
placenta previa
sideways fetus
Low dosing of oxytocin
low: 1-2 milliunits/min
High dosing of oxytocin
4-6 milliunits/min
Max dose of oxytocin
40 milliunits/min
Adverse effects of oxytocin
tachysystole
hyponatremia
When would higher units be needed
postpartum hemorrhage
medical termination
Presentation of Diabetes Insipidus
polyuria
polydipsia
dehydration
Mechanism of diabetes insipidus
adh is release > less water is excreted > higher thirst
Central diabetes insipidus
deficiency of vasopressin
usually due to hypothalamus damage
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
renal resistance to vasopressin
can be drug induced
Lithium
Primary polydipsia
excessive fluid intake leads to vasopressin suppression
no pharmacologic treatment
changes in osmolarity in diabetes insipidus
Higher in plasma (>300mOsm)
Decreased in urine (<200mOsm) > lower specific gravity