The nurse knows that the pharmacologic uses for magnesium include multiple pathologic conditions, including:
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. diabetes.
2. rheumatoid arthritis.
3. bowel evacuation.
4. anticonvulsant.
5. psychosis.
Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Magnesium supplementation has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity.
Rationale 2: Some individuals with rheumatoid arthritis achieve pain relief with magnesium compounds.
Rationale 3: The pharmacologic uses for magnesium include bowel evacuation. One example is milk of magnesia, which is a common laxative.
Rationale 4: Magnesium sulfate is used to prevent or stop seizures (eclampsia) during pregnancy.
Rationale 5: Psychosis, a severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost, is not treated with magnesium supplementation.
Global Rationale: Magnesium supplementation has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity. Some individuals with rheumatoid arthritis achieve pain relief with magnesium compounds. The pharmacologic uses for magnesium include bowel evacuation. One example is milk of magnesia, which is a common laxative. Magnesium sulfate is used to prevent or stop seizures (eclampsia) during pregnancy. Psychosis, a severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost, is not treated with magnesium supplementation.
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