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During an assessment of a neonate born at 33 weeks' gestation, a nurse finds and reports a heart murmur. an echocardiogram reveals patent ductus arteriosis, for which the neonate received indomethacin. an expected outcome after the administration of indomethacin to a neonate with patent ductus arteriosis is:

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It can be expected that there will be closure of the patent ductus arteriosus for this is the effect of indomethacin. The adverse effect would include platelet dysfunction, decrease gasto-intestinal motility and an increase in necrotizing enterocolitis. With this, the nurse should anticipate the possible outcomes where there will be increase bleeding time and decrease gastro-intestinal function after giving indomethacin.

 

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