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A nurse is assessing a client with severe pre-eclampsia who is receiving magnesium sulfate infusion.
Which finding should alert the nurse to suspect magnesium toxicity?
This is a sign of magnesium toxicity, which can occur when a client receives magnesium sulfate infusion for severe pre-eclampsia. Magnesium toxicity can cause muscle weakness, difficulty breathing, irregular heartbeats, and cardiac arrest.
Deep tendon reflexes of 2+ are normal and do not indicate magnesium toxicity.
Urine output of 40 mL/hour is adequate and does not indicate magnesium toxicity.
The minimum urine output for an adult is 30 mL/hour.
Serum magnesium level of 6 mEq/L is within the normal range of 1.7 to 2.3 mEq/L and does not indicate magnesium toxicity. Magnesium levels above 2.6 mEq/L can indicate hypermagnesemia.
Respiratory rate of 10 breaths/min.
This is a sign of magnesium toxicity, which can occur when a client receives magnesium sulfate infusion for severe pre-eclampsia. Magnesium toxicity can cause muscle weakness, difficulty breathing, irregular heartbeats, and cardiac arrest.
Choice B is wrong because deep tendon reflexes of 2+ are normal and do not indicate magnesium toxicity.
Choice C is wrong because urine output of 40 mL/hour is adequate and does not indicate magnesium toxicity.
The minimum urine output for an adult is 30 mL/hour.
Choice D is wrong because serum magnesium level of 6 mEq/L is within the normal range of 1.7 to 2.3 mEq/L and does not indicate magnesium toxicity. Magnesium levels above 2.6 mEq/L can indicate hypermagnesemia.