Respuesta :

While administering intravenous magnesium sulfate, the nurse will monitor for signs and symptoms of hypermagnesemia is depressed deep tendon reflexes.

What is hypermagnesemia ?

In the absence of the magnesium an uncommon problem arises which is known as hypermagnesemia.

Symptoms:

  • fatigue
  • Nausea
  • vomiting
  • Muscle weakness.
  • Cardiac arrest.

Tendon reflexes:

By percussion of tendon of a muscle monosynaptic stretch reflexes are formed. These monosynaptic stretch reflexes are termed as Tendon reflexes. Rapid deep stimulation of dynamic stretch receptors are caused  by this tendon reflex.

5 Major types of tendon reflexes are:

  1. Biceps
  2. Brachioradialis
  3. Triceps
  4. Patellar
  5. Ankle

Hence, While administering intravenous magnesium sulfate, the nurse will monitor for signs and symptoms of hypermagnesemia is depressed deep tendon reflexes.

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