Magnesium sulfate is given to women with preeclampsia and eclampsia in order to:
1. improve patellar reflexes and increase respiratory efficiency.
2. shorten the duration of labor.
3. prevent and treat convulsions.
4. prevent a boggy uterus and lessen lochial flow.
3
1. Incorrect. Loss of patellar reflexes and respiratory depression are signs of magnesium toxicity.
2. Incorrect. Magnesium sulfate can increase the duration of labor.
3. Correct. Magnesium sulfate is the drug of choice to prevent convulsions, although it can also generate other problems.
4. Incorrect. Women are at risk for a boggy uterus and large lochial flow as a result of magnesium sulfate therapy.
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