FNP Family Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep

Category - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

The risks of dilantin use in pregnancy include:
  1. Fetal craniofacial anomalies
  2. Fetal neural tube defects
  3. Fetal skeletal defects
Explanation
Answer: A - Fetal hydantoin syndrome (which includes craniofacial anomalies, fetal growth deficiency, developmental delay, fingernail hypoplasia, cardiac anomalies and facial clefts) is an established risk of dilantin use in pregnancy. Fetal neural tube defects are associated with the use of the anti-seizure medication valproate; fetal skeletal defects are theoretically associated with the use of the anti-seizure medication keppra.
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