Marked hypocalcemia after tocolytic magnesium sulphate therapy

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 481-482

  Nassar, Anwar H ^a   Salti, Ibrahim ^a   Makarem, Nisrine N ^a   Usta, Ihab M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic hypocalcemia; Magnesium sulfate; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PHOSPHATE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; TOCOLYSIS; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS;

EID: 35148841947     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-986696     Document Type: Article

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