QuestionSBA
QuestionChoice
Oxytocin is a hormone often used to induce or augment labour, but it is not administered to the mother after the delivery of her first child to prevent HDN. HDN is primarily related to Rh incompatibility.
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c
Oxytocin
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The correct answer is "anti-D immunoglobulin" (Rh immunoglobulin), which is administered to the Rh-negative mother after the delivery of her first Rh-positive child to prevent sensitisation to the Rh antigen, which can lead to haemolytic disease of the newborn in subsequent pregnancies.
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a
Anti-D Immunoglobulin
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"Anti-F immunoglobulin" is not a recognised or standard term in the context of medical immunoglobulins or blood group antibodies.
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d
Anti-F immunoglobulin
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The hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for infants shortly after birth to protect against hepatitis B infection, but it is not administered to the mother after the delivery of her first child to prevent HDN.
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b
Hepatitis B vaccine
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Vitamin K is administered to newborns to prevent bleeding disorders. It is not administered to the mother after the birth of her first child to prevent HDN.
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e
Vitamin K
Concept
Chapter
2693
5724
Rhesus D
Topic
285
Blood/ Immunity
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In order to prevent haemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN), which of the following should be administered to a Rhesus-negative mother after delivery of her first Rhesus-positive child?
a