Chest Feeling Tight With Pain Followed By Back Spasm After Dextamethasone Shot During Pregnancy. Should I Be Worried?
I am 32 weeks pregnant, today and yesterday I had a shot of dextamethasone. About 45 mins ago I had a tightening and pain in my chest followed by back spasm/contraction. My chest is stinging on and off now through to my back. My potassium level is 3.1. Do I need to worry.
hi welcome to hcm generally dexamethasone at around 32 weeks is for fetal lung maturity it might cause gastritis which may present as chest pain or tightness so i would advise to take a proton pump inhibitor and regarding potassium being 3.1 pregnancy being hypervolemia state it could be because of that or dexa itself might cause hypokalemia
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Chest Feeling Tight With Pain Followed By Back Spasm After Dextamethasone Shot During Pregnancy. Should I Be Worried?
hi welcome to hcm generally dexamethasone at around 32 weeks is for fetal lung maturity it might cause gastritis which may present as chest pain or tightness so i would advise to take a proton pump inhibitor and regarding potassium being 3.1 pregnancy being hypervolemia state it could be because of that or dexa itself might cause hypokalemia