MgSO4 is/are indicated in: (A) Severe pre eclampsia, (B) Gestational trophoblastic disease, (C) Gestation diabetes, (D) Placenta prae
Answer is A. The drug of choice for control and prevention of convulsion in eclampsia is magnesium sulphate ,usually given by Pritchard&;s regime.The mechanism of action thought to have a peripheral action at the neuromuscular junction,by competing with calcium for entry into the cells.It may also have central action. TEXT BOOK OF OBSTETRICS,Sheila Balakrishnan,2nd edition,page no.268