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Class:
Anticonvulsant, Antidysrhythmic, and Mineral
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Description:
- Salt that dissociates into magnesium cation (MG2+) and the sulfate anion when administered.
- Essential in numerous biochemical reactions that occur within the body
- Calcium Channel Blocker
- Smooth muscle dilator
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Mechanism of Action
- Central nervous system depressant
- Anticonvulsant
- Anti-dysrhythmic
- Bronchodilator
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Onset of Action:
- Onset: Immediate:
- Peak: Varies
- Duration:1 hour
- Half-Life:Not applicable
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Indications:
- Cardiac - Serve refractory V-Fib or Pulseless V-Tach,
- torsade de pointes
Respiratory - Bronchospasm, Asthma
OB - Ecclampsia
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Contraindications:
- Shock
- Heart Block
- Severe Hypertension
- Third degree heart block
- AV block
- Hypercalcemia
- Dialysis
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Precautions
- Patients receiving Digitalis
- Hypotension
- Calcium Chloride readily available
- Patients with renal failure
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Side Effects
- Flushing
- Respiratory depression
- Drowsiness,
- Dysrhythmias
- Hypotension
- Itching
- Rash
- Sweating
- Bradycardia
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Adult Dose:
- Respiratory:
- 2 g over 2-5 minutes
- V-Fib and V-Tach:
- 1-2 g diluted in 10 ml of D5W administered slowly over 1-2 minutes IVP.
- Torsade de Pointes:
- 5 to 10 g diluted in 100 ml of D5W, administered at rate of 1 g/min
- until dysrhythmias is suppressed or max dose is reach
- OB:
- 1-2g in 1000ml run wide open
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Routes of Administration:
IV, IO, IM
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How Supplied:
Prefilled 1 and 2 gram vials
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