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Small‐Dose Diazoxide Administration in Pregnancy
Author(s) -
MacLean A. B.,
Doig J. R.,
Chatfield W. R.,
Aickin D. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1981.tb00115.x
Subject(s) - diazoxide , administration (probate law) , pregnancy , medicine , anesthesia , obstetrics , political science , insulin , biology , law , genetics
Summary: The administration of diazoxide in a smaller dosage (150 mg) than usual in the management of hypertension in pregnancy is described. Such doses are effective and do not have the undesirable profound hypotension occasionally produced by larger doses.