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Pharmacology General 6a49430c

All of the following may be associated with the use of Beta agonist in preterm labour, EXCEPT:

A
Hyperkalemia
B
Hyperglycemia
C
Tachycardia
D
Relaxation of uterine muscles
High-Yield Explanation
Beta 2 agonists stimulate the uptake of potassium into the cells which results in hypokalemia and not hyperkalemia as mentioned above. Beta 2 agonists administered in the parenteral form or as nebulisation can be used in the management of hyperkalemia by promoting cellular intake. Ref: Harrison's Textbook of Internal Medicine 16th Edition, Pages 263; Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th Edition, Pages 143-44, 247; K D Tripathi Textbook of Pharmacology, 5th Edition, Pages 109- 111; Dutta's Textbook of Obstetrics, 6th Edition, Page 508; Manual of Nephrology By Robe W. Schrier, 7 th Edition, Pages 43 - 46

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