A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is perspiring and her blood pressure is 88/50 . The serum magnesium level is 10 mg/dL. The nurse will interpret these manifestations as
A) common adverse effects of magnesium sulfate.
B) magnesium sulfate toxicity.
C) a hypersensitivity reaction to magnesium sulfate.
D) an idiosyncratic reaction from the magnesium sulfate.
B
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