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Magnesium Electrolyte Repletion
Oral - Only do if patient does not tolerate IV
 • Magnesium oxide (can
Magnesium Electrolyte ... tolerate IV • Magnesium ... oxide (can cause ... diarrhea and cause ... complex (does not cause
Causes of Hypermagnesemia
Increased magnesium load
 - Magnesium-containing laxatives, antacids, or enemas
 - Treatment of pre-edampsia/eclampsia (mothers
Causes of Hypermagnesemia ... Increased magnesium ... load - Magnesium-containing ... Increased renal magnesium ... Hypermagnesemia #Causes
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
= (urine magnesium ... )/ [0.7 (serum magnesium ... loss, shift of magnesium ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #magnesium
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
intake - Magnesium ... eclampsia) - Magnesium-containing ... Diagnosis #High #Magnesium ... #Table #Causes
Choreiform Gait Demonstration

Associated with various pathologies of the nervous system, the most common being Sydenham's Chorea
Choreiform Gait ... tudodaneuro #Choreiform
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Cardiac Magnesium Infusion Protocol - Torsades de Pointes

#Magnesium #Infusion #Protocol #TorsadesDePointes #Management
Cardiac Magnesium ... de Pointes #Magnesium
Antiarrhythmic Drugs

CLASS IA
 • Procainamide, Quinidine, Disopyramide
CLASS 1B
 • Lidocaine, Mexiletine
CLASS 2
 • Propranolol, Esmolol
CLASS 4
• Adenosine, Magnesium ... #Medications #Classes
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Diagnosis Renal Causes ... hypomagnesemia Renal Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #magnesium
Algorithm for Treating Constipation in Hospitalized Patients
1. Start with miralax daily, uptitrate to desired BM, consider
Give magnesium citrate ... instead of milk of magnesia