Oxytocin Flashcards

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oxytocin Indication

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-Following normal birth
-postpartum haemorrhage

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oxytocin Mechanism

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Oxytocin is a synthetic version of the naturally occurring hormone oxytocin which is normally released from the pituitary gland.
It stimulates oxytocin receptors on the uterus causing increase uterine contraction and reducing blood loss from the uterus

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