Potassium and magnesium administered through a dropper (Riboxin, potassium and magnesium asparaginate, Panangin, Asparkam) are effective drugs to prevent arrhythmias and normalize the functioning of the cardiovascular system. Using such medications, you can normalize the balance of magnesium, potassium ions in the human body. Under the influence of the solution entering the vein, metabolism at the cellular level returns to normal, the balance of electrolytes and fluids in organic tissues is normalized.
Efficiency Features: Potassium
Introduced in accordance with the instructions with a dropper potassium, magnesium show a pronounced effect on the human body. Studies have shown that potassium ions normalize impulse activity and regulate the conductivity of the fibers of the nervous system, controlling the effectiveness of synapses. The medication entering the body affects the contraction of muscle tissue and supports adequate heart function. With incorrect metabolic processes involving potassium ions, the level of muscle and cardiac excitability changes.
A high potassium gradient across plasma membranes is maintained by substantial ion transport. Arriving through a dropper, potassium, magnesium during pregnancy, heart disorders, in preventive measures in the form of ions help to expand arterial lumens when using the composition in a small dosage. With increasing doses, the opposite effect is observed. A negative batmo- and chronotropic effect is inherent in potassium ions, with an increase in dosage, a negative thrombo-, inotropic result is recorded. The drug is a diuretic with a moderate level of effectiveness.
Action Features: Magnesium
According to the instructions for use, potassium and magnesium (a dropper is the best option for introducing the product produced by the solution) is prescribed if it is necessary to adjust the body's metabolism. So, magnesium ions control energy reactions, energy consumption and its generation. The element is important for electrolyte balance and ensures the movement of ions. At its expense, membranes get normal permeability, muscles and the nervous system are excitable. Studies have shown that magnesium ions are a cofactor for more than three hundred reactions involving enzymes.
For preparations containing potassium and magnesium, the manufacturer indicates in the instructions for use (dropper - device for infusion of funds to the patient): magnesium ions are elements of pentose phosphate DNA. Without them, the generation of ribonucleic acids is impossible; cells cannot grow and multiply. The intake of ions in the body prevents the excessive release of catecholamines, which is possible against the background of a strong stress factor. Magnesium is a physiological substance that inhibits the activity of slow calcium channels. It helps potassium ions to penetrate the cells.
Features of use
Introduced through a dropper of potassium, magnesium is eliminated by the renal system. It is not yet possible to clarify the exact features of kinetics, since all substances injected with the help of tools are normally present in the human body, which makes it difficult to determine the kinetics, absorbability, and movement of the drug.
If the procedures for infusion of such a drug are prescribed, the patient is usually interested in learning: why does he need it, why is a dropper prescribed. Potassium and magnesium are well established in the course against cardiac insufficiency as auxiliary elements that activate and stabilize the function of the heart. Drugs are used for angina pectoris, heart attack; high risk of this occurrence - as a preventive measure, after an attack - as an element of the recovery program.
For a dropper with potassium, magnesium, indications include interruptions in the rhythm of heart contractions. Infusion solutions are recommended for those suffering from arrhythmia, helping to stabilize the condition of patients whose arrhythmia is associated with cardiac glycoside poisoning.
Such drugs are used to prevent a shortage of potassium and magnesium in the body, and if this condition occurs, its compensation.
Doses and rules
Introduced through a dropper with potassium glucose, magnesium is used strictly for intravenous injection. The drug can be administered in drops; jet infusion is strictly prohibited. The optimal dosage and duration of the administration procedure is chosen by the doctor based on the nuances of the patient's condition. Much depends on the testimony. If there are no special conditions, potassium and magnesium are administered through a dropper for the heart in an amount of 250-500 ml per day. The speed of the procedure varies from one drop in two seconds to half as much. Select specific indicators, focusing on the response of the patient to treatment.
Sometimes people preparing for surgery are also forced to find out for themselves what is the procedure for introducing potassium and magnesium through a dropper. What is prescribed in a particular case, the drug will explain the surgeon or doctor. As a rule, the course is aimed at preventing metabolic disorders and stabilizing the work of the cardiac system. A week before the operation, the hearts begin to practice infusion. The duration of the program is a week. The daily dose is 250-500 ml of the drug. Specific indicators are determined based on the individual response of the patient.
How Long, Short: Duration and Benefit
The names entered by means of a potassium and magnesium dropper, under which the drugs are presented in pharmacies, have several: “Panangin”, “Asparaginate”, “Riboxin”, “Asparkam”. All these medicines are used according to similar rules. It is necessary to apply them, while the patient's condition clearly indicates the need for such treatment. When the symptoms of arrhythmia, heart failure, or other pathology for the treatment of which the prescribed procedures are weakened or disappears, stop using the drug.
About injected through a dropper potassium, magnesium reviews can be found a lot. The drugs are actively used in medical practice, so considerable experience has been accumulated in their use. They are common among athletes who use them according to the program developed by the trainer. In general, people who used the drug under the supervision of a doctor noted an improvement in their general condition - arrhythmia waned, the heart became stronger. People who underwent cardiac surgery, admitted: the condition was satisfactory throughout the rehabilitation period. However, you can count on a positive experience only when using the drug under the supervision of a professional.
Negative consequences: what to fear
With improper use or individual intolerance to the components of the drug, there is a risk of colliding with side effects of potassium, magnesium. Droppers are a convenient device for administering the drug, but if the speed is poorly selected, the patient may experience certain undesirable effects. In particular, it is known that increased speed provokes irritation of the vein wall in the injection area, a sensation of heat in the head.
The use of the drug can be the reason for the increased content of potassium, magnesium in the body. Both of these conditions manifest themselves as specific side effects. With a dropper, potassium, magnesium is quite convenient to administer slowly, at the right dosage, however, against the background of the procedures there is a risk of nausea and stool disturbance. The patient may vomit. The course of treatment is accompanied by the danger of paresthesia. These reactions indicate an excess of potassium.
Against the background of the introduction of potassium and magnesium through a dropper, side effects may include redness of the facial skin, bradycardia, and a drop in pressure in the arteries. There is a risk of muscle weakness, coma, paresis. Thirst, areflexion occasionally occur, the patient feels tired, worries convulsions, respiratory depression. These manifestations indicate an excess of magnesium. The drug can cause phlebitis, an increase in the frequency of extrasystoles, atrioventricular block.
Is it possible or not?
Through a dropper of potassium, magnesium is administered strictly in the absence of contraindications in the patient. Procedures are prohibited when identifying hypersensitivity to any compound included in the medication. You can not use the drug on the background of severe renal disorders, excess magnesium or potassium in the body. Procedures are not prescribed for people in need of blood dialysis, suffering from metabolic disorders involving amino acids. The medication is forbidden to patients whose body is deficient in fructose-1,6-diphosphatase.
Introduction through a dropper of potassium, magnesium is not allowed against the background of olig, anuria. The drug is not prescribed for Addison’s suffering disease and for people who have too little activity of the adrenal cortex. You can not use the product if the pressure is less than 90 units, cardiogenic shock is detected. Contraindications are dehydration, acute acidosis, severe myasthenia gravis, and taking medications that slow the leaching of potassium from the body. The drug is not prescribed if a person is poisoned with methanol, atrioventricular block is detected.
Special case: "interesting" position
So far, no studies have been organized to confirm the effectiveness and safety of the solution for intravenous infusion with potassium and magnesium for pregnant women. If the use of the medication is vital, it is prescribed. It is allowed to make drip infusions only after assessing the possible risks and correlating them with the obvious benefits of the procedures. The expectant mother should be aware of all the possible dangers associated with the procedure, both for her and the child.
It was not possible to determine whether a solution with magnesium and potassium ions with intravenous infusion can penetrate the breast milk of a nursing mother. If it is not possible to do without injections, the child is transferred to an alternative feeding option for the duration of the course.
Rules and Safety
If the patient is prescribed the introduction of a solution with potassium, magnesium ions through a dropper, before the procedure, you must first examine the bottle with the drug. Manufacturers pay attention: only transparent liquid from a sealed container can be used. If the container was opened earlier, the product is disposed of - it is forbidden to pour it into the vein. You can not use a composition in which a precipitate has formed, flakes have formed, the liquid has become cloudy or any shade has appeared. If you have already started using the product from the vial, but the medicine has not been fully used up, the residues are disposed of.
With certain risks, droppers are placed with solutions of magnesium and potassium ions for people suffering from liver failure. Previously, the doctor must evaluate all the dangers associated with this practice, determine the obvious benefits of the procedure and notify the patient of possible negative consequences. In severe renal failure, the drug is strictly prohibited. In relatively mild renal impairment, medications are used only as they assess the benefits and dangers associated with the therapeutic course. It is allowed to prescribe potassium and magnesium for intravenous infusion only if it is possible to regularly take blood samples to determine the concentration in the plasma of magnesium. It is necessary to remember about the possibility of a cumulative effect, leading to the accumulation of magnesium to an amount showing a toxic effect.
Note
No studies have been conducted to identify the safety, effectiveness of intravenous infusion of potassium and magnesium for persons of minor age. In general, injections are not practiced; in some situations, the doctor may suggest that parents and guardians resort to such a course, explaining all the possible undesirable consequences of treatment.
If atrioventricular block is observed against the background of a failure in the rhythm of the heartbeat, it is forbidden to use magnesium and potassium for intravenous infusion. Extremely accurately, the medication is used if the patient has a liver failure that gradually worsens over time, if a person is prone to swelling, suffers from acidosis due to metabolism. In addition, exceptional accuracy requires the use of the drug against the background of a lack of phosphate in the body, urolithic diathesis due to malfunctioning reactions involving magnesium, calcium, phosphate. Caution requires the appointment of a remedy against a background of impaired renal functionality, especially if it is not possible to regularly check blood quality.
Too much!
An improperly selected dosage and an excessively long course of use can cause an overdose. An excess of potassium in the body is indicated by a person’s weakness, manifestations that make it possible to suspect a toxic effect on the nervous system. Proprioceptive sensitivity suffers , consciousness gets confused, paresthesias are possible in the legs. In addition, cardiovascular manifestations occur. Possible collapse of blood vessels, a sharp decrease in pressure, arrhythmia, including atrial ventricular, bradycardia. There is a danger of diastolic cardiac arrest.
The threat to the life and health of the patient is indicated by the content in the circulatory system of potassium in the amount of 7 mmol / l or more. A concentration of 10-12 units can cause death.
Excessive ingestion of magnesium is indicated by nausea and vomiting. Some may have lethargic sleep. Against the background of excessive administration of magnesium, constipation, atony of the bladder can develop. It is possible to reduce the conductivity of the heart muscle, impairing the propagation of impulses in the ventricles of the heart. If the concentration of magnesium exceeds five units, the reflex activity of the deep tendons fades, respiration is inhibited, magnesium anesthesia is formed, pressure drops sharply. Diastolic cardiac arrest is possible.
The threat to life and health is indicated by the content in the circulatory system of magnesium at a concentration of 4.5 units. A fatal outcome with a high degree of probability can its accumulation to the level of 15 units.
What to do?
If an overdose is detected, emergency care is necessary in the intensive care unit. Excess potassium and magnesium in the body are serious conditions that are considered emergency. With an excess of potassium, you should first take measures to reduce the toxic effect on the heart, and also prescribe a course for the excretion of potassium ions. The first is considered a fast-acting therapy, the second belongs to the category of slow-acting. The first type is provided by potassium antagonists - calcium, sodium ions. Particularly important are sodium, literally saving the patient who is on the verge. The injective administration of a twenty percent solution of sodium chloride in just a few minutes allows you to achieve a serious improvement in the patient's condition. If an overdose is detected against the background of acidosis, it is reasonable to use sodium bicarbonate.
A fairly quick effect is observed with the injective administration of ten percent calcium gluconate. Dose - from 10 ml to twice as much volume.
First Aid Features
If an overdose is accompanied by severe renal failure, extrarenal excretion is organized through dialysis or peritoneal. An alternative is intestinal activation as a way of eliminating potassium. For this, cation exchange preparations are used.
With magnesium poisoning, calcium is considered the main antidote. If muscular peripheral paresis is observed , physiostigmine can be used. A particularly vivid positive effect is recorded if the condition is complicated by paralysis of the muscles responsible for breathing.
The patient is shown measures to facilitate and stabilize breathing. Sometimes the patient needs artificial pulmonary ventilation; in other cases, hemodynamics is required. It is possible to prescribe specific drugs to stop the symptoms that accompany general poisoning.
Mutual influence
The risk of accumulation and poisoning of the body with potassium, magnesium is increased if at the same time the patient receives a solution with these ions through a dropper and undergoes a course of non-hormonal anti-inflammatory drugs, diuretics, aimed at preserving potassium, as well as heparin.
A similar effect can cause cyclosporin antibiotics, beta-blockers, inhibitory ACE drugs. A combined therapeutic course can cause asystole, arrhythmias even in the case of slow administration of magnesium, potassium. To minimize unwanted effects, serum ion levels should be monitored during the infusion procedure.