Re: Prophylactic MgSO4
From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net)
Sun Oct 15 18:28:42 2006
It is not listed as a sign for the diagnosis of Gest Hypertension. nor
a sign of "severity" but I would not hesitate to use Mag if I find them
"increased" whatever that means..
Ef
>At Sun, 15 Oct 2006, Richard Kaplan wrote:
>
>True or False? .
> 1) Hyperreflexia is not a sign of preeclampsia
>or eclampsia.
> 2) The practice of checking reflexes on
>obstetric patients is only to insure that magnesium levels are not
>dangerously high.
>
>--
>Richard Kaplan, MD
>Greensboro
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "ainsron" <ainsron@sbcglobal.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L" <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
>Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 4:28 PM
>Subject: Re: Prophylactic MgSO4
>
>>I give Mag sulfate if BPs are over 140/90 or hyper-reflexes and borderline
>> elevated BP.
>>
>> Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Efrain
>> Ramirez
>> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 6:23 AM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>> Subject: Re: Prophylactic MgSO4
>>
>> Then .. do you use prophylactic MgSO4 in mild gestatonal hypertation?
>>
>> Ef
>>
>> At Sat, 14 Oct 2006, Ronald Ainsworth wrote:
>>>
>>>you're right, I saw it at the same time, must have had a brain freeze
>>>
>>>Efrain Ramirez <eramirezt@coqui.net> wrote: Ron.. your answer seems
>> directed to the pitocin question.
>>>
>>>Ef
>>>
>>>At Sat, 14 Oct 2006, ainsron wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I never have, always placed in primary IV 20 units/L, sometimes up to 40
>>>>units.
>>>>
>>>>Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Efrain
>>>>Ramirez
>>>>Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:14 PM
>>>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>>>>Subject: Prophylactic MgSO4
>>>>
>>>>Who in the list gives universal prophylactic MgSO4 to mild PIH - I
>>>>always did and still do- anyone else?
>>>>
>>>>Ef
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>" The greatest obstacle to knowledge is not ignorance,
>>>>it is the illusion of knowledge." Daniel J. Boorstin - Historian
>>>>
>>>--
>>>" The greatest obstacle to knowledge is not ignorance,
>>>it is the illusion of knowledge." Daniel J. Boorstin - Historian
>>>
>> --
>> " The greatest obstacle to knowledge is not ignorance,
>> it is the illusion of knowledge." Daniel J. Boorstin - Historian
>>
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it is the illusion of knowledge.” Daniel J. Boorstin - Historian
