Transliteration: poreia Phonetic Spelling: (por-i'-ah) Short Definition: a journey, pursuit, undertaking Definition: a journey, pursuit, undertaking, progress.
The target range for seizure prevention was 4.8 to 8.4 mg/dL. At Chonburi Hospital, only 67 (45.9%) pregnant women were found to have the therapeutic level (4.8-8.4 mg/dL) with magnesium sulfate therapy. In this study, 2.7% of the subjects developed convulsion, this incidence was much more than the other study, 1.9%.
â¢ Infusions should be no faster than 1gm of magnesium sulfate every 30 minutes. â¢ Standard Concentrations: 1 gm/100 mL and 2 gm/50 mL Current Serum Magnesium Level Total Magnesium Replacement Monitoring 1.5 â 2 mEq/L 2 grams Magnesium Sulfate IV over 1 HR No additional action 0.9 â 1.4 mEq/L 2 grams Magnesium Sulfate IV over 1 HR x 2 doses Recheck serum magnesium level 2 hours after infusion complete < 0.9 mEq/L Call Physician AND 2 grams Magnesium Sulfate IV over 1 HR x 2 doses Recheck serum magnesium level 2 hours after infusion complete