A 31-year-old primigravida with twins had spontaneous rupture of the membranes at 32 weeks' gestation. On admission, because of contractions, the mother was started on tocolytic magnesium sulfate ...

Two surviving female infants, born from a triplet pregnancy at 30 weeks gestation, were noted to have severe osteopenia and multiple fractures diagnosed at 20 days of age. Their mother had been ...

Taking too much magnesium can cause side effects like diarrhea and stomach pain. Very high doses of magnesium can lead to magnesium toxicity, which may cause severe complications. You have a higher ...

Never infuse an IV magnesium sulfate bolus dose from the maintenance solution UNLESS ALL of the following criteria are CONSISTENTLY met: The bolus is delivered using the bolus dose feature with a ...

Magnesium sulfate is neuroprotective in preclinical models of stroke and has shown signals of potential efficacy with an acceptable safety profile when delivered early after stroke onset in humans.