Bicitra, Reglan, Pepcid prior to C-section?

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I need to know what these are given for and why?

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Specializes in Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Flight.
I need to know what these are given for and why?

Do you have an OB book? The answer is in there

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

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What they said.

Look up the meds and try to make the connection between what they do and how they might help a c-section patient. If you have a part in tracking down the information (which is readily available), you'll understand it better and retain it longer.

Let us know what you find.

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Specializes in L&D.

Yup, look up the meds, what they are for...Then look up what occurs during a c-section and you will have your answer :)

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Specializes in APRN / Critical Care Neuro.
I need to know what these are given for and why?

I will share a little more. As a nursing student I know nothing yet. As a 2 time c-section patient and the first was my son at a whopping 10lbs 5 oz...heartburn was MISERABLE before hand. The nurse didn't blink before giving me Pepcid directly into my IV and it helped so quick I wanted to kiss her. Perhaps my heartburn was much worse b/c I was not allowed to eat beforehand, my stomach was horribly empty, I was very hungry and the acid was getting pushed up into my throat by the baby. :)

Hope that helps....

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Just imagine someone with their stomach shoved up into their esophagus ( mental image only ), who gets told not to eat for x amount of hours. They give you those things to keep your stomach happy when the doctor is turning your insides inside out to get the baby out so you don't throw up and potentially aspirate. Personal experience only, from having had 2 kids via c section.

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Specializes in Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty.

Think of this, too.... what's a big priority during surgery (think general anesthesia complication).... if someone is unconscious, what is something that they are unable to protect for themselves? What is a common complication of receiving anesthesia? How are the two connected?

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Where I work, most c-sections are done with an epidural. But there is always the possibility of a crash section where the speed of general anesthesia makes it preferable to starting an epidural. There are also a few for whom the epidural doesn't work or doesn't work correctly.

Even with an epidural, after the durgery, the patient will often be switched to a PCA with Dilaudid or morphine. Think of some of the side effects of these meds.

The only thing worse than tossing your cookies is doing it immediately after you've been sectioned.

Please, come back and let us know how you did.

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