Profound hypotension complicating magnesium therapy.
Two preeclamptic women became profoundly hypotensive while receiving magnesium sulfate. No evidence of toxic levels was present in either. In both, preeclampsia-induced hypovolemia was extreme. That nontoxic magnesium levels can cause severe hypotension is an alarming possibility. Acknowledgment of this complication and expeditious reversal of the problem is essential.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology
D008278:Magnesium Sulfate