Epsom Toxicity

 

Epsom salt is the common name for Magnesium sulfate (MgSO₄·7H₂O), a naturally occurring mineral compound composed of magnesium, sulfur, and oxygen. 

 

 

 

 

 

Magnesium Toxicity

 

 Early clinical use in obstetrics was reported by J. P. Lazard in 1925, who administered magnesium sulfate to control eclamptic convulsions. 

 

  

By the 1940s–1950s, obstetric studies established classic toxicity signs:

• Loss of deep tendon reflexes

• Respiratory depression

• Cardiac conduction abnormalities

   

  
  

   
  

  
   
                                                                        

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