Parenteral magnesium sulfate is commonly used in obstetrics for tocolysis to halt preterm labor, and as an anticonvulsant in pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. Magnesium plays an important role in determining the electrical potential across cell membranes. It is a co-factor in the Na/K ATPase system and is required for the generation of cAMP. [More…]
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