Magnesium salts electrolyte balance

Magnesium hydroxide is a laxative and is not a constituent of oral rehydration salts, which tend to be recommended for use in diarrhoea, to avoid dehydration. Sodium chloride, glucose, potassium chloride and sodium citrate are required to maintain a proper electrolyte balance and are included in oral rehydration salts. 

Glyceryl trinitrate overdose should be treated with the patient s head lowered. Other measures include respiration maintenance, use of plasma expanders, and electrolyte balance. Withdrawal of heparin treatment or dose reduction should be performed with the overdose of heparin. Protamine sulfate may be used to reduce severe bleeding. Heparin should be used with caution with glyceryl trinitrate, aprotinine, alcohol, tobacco, and ACE inhibitors. Nifedipine should be used with care when coadministering with immunosuppressants, magnesium salts, tobacco, digoxin, antineoplastics, calcium channel blockers, antihistamines, antifungals, antiepileptics, antiarrhythmics, and alcohol. 

As mentioned in Sect. II.C.2, a small amount of electrolyte (as a water-soluble magnesium salt) was added to the emulsion as a corrosion inhibitor. This electrolyte could in theory balance the osmotic gradient and inhibit aging. However, the dehydration and desalting process was difficult to control and often the heavy crude oil ended up with larger amounts of brine that required larger amounts of electrolyte to offset the osmotic gradient... 

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