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Make sure there's Calcium Gluconate on hand

Calcium Gluconate is removed from our protocal, the only drugs we have for eclampsia is magnesium and the benzo's

You do not want to use calcium to counteract the effects of magnesium if you are using it for seizure control.

Ideally you would be able to use the magnesium prior to the onset of the seizure. If the patient is actively seizing, the BZD will have a better chance of breaking the seizure, but can also cause problems for the infant.

Very valid point thank you Sir

Hi; I'm looking for other opinions concerning Magnesium vs Diapepam for a patient that has seizures due to eclampsia; I know there is alot of articles that support magnesium first; I there anyone that had first hand experience with this please let me know ; my concern is how long will it take for magnesium to stop the seizures - Maybe i'm still old school but i still think that the primary goal is to terminate the seizure with diazepam and then to give the loading dose of magnesium. :?: