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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
losses - Chronic diarrhea ... syndromes - Gitelman ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Low # ... #Causes #Workup
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential ... diarrhea), Sweat ... - Normal/low ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... syndrome, Hypomagnesemia
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
diarrhea ... alkalosis • Normal/low ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... syndrome, Hypomagnesemia ... Algorithm #nephrology #differential
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
hypokalemia, mild hypomagnesemia ... alkalosis • Normal or low ... potassium wasting) • Hypomagnesemia ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... diarrhea Potential