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Clinical Feature of Hypomagnesemia and Magnesium Deficiency
 • Electrolyte Disturbance: Hypokalemia, Hypocalcemia
 • Neuromuscular and central
Hypomagnesemia and Magnesium ... Athetoid movements & choreiform ... Hypomagnesemia #diagnosis ... Treatment #management #Magnesium
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
Fractional excretion of magnesium ... = (urine magnesium ... )/ [0.7 (serum magnesium ... loss, shift of magnesium ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Hypermagnesemia
Increased magnesium load
 - Magnesium-containing laxatives, antacids, or enemas
 - Treatment of pre-edampsia/eclampsia (mothers
Hypermagnesemia Increased magnesium ... load - Magnesium-containing ... Increased renal magnesium ... Hypermagnesemia #Causes #diagnosis
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
intake - Magnesium ... eclampsia) - Magnesium-containing ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #High #Magnesium
Choreiform Gait Demonstration

Associated with various pathologies of the nervous system, the most common being Sydenham's Chorea
Choreiform Gait ... tudodaneuro #Choreiform
Cardiac Magnesium Infusion Protocol - Torsades de Pointes

#Magnesium #Infusion #Protocol #TorsadesDePointes #Management
Cardiac Magnesium ... de Pointes #Magnesium
Magnesium Electrolyte Repletion
Oral - Only do if patient does not tolerate IV
 • Magnesium oxide (can
Magnesium Electrolyte ... tolerate IV • Magnesium ... 800mg PO daily • Magnesium ... SatyaPatelMD #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
A better approach to Torsades de Pointes - Algorithm and Magnesium Infusion Protocol

#TorsadesdePointes #Algorithm #Magnesium #Infusion
Algorithm and Magnesium ... TorsadesdePointes #Algorithm #Magnesium
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Low Magnesium ... , High Magnesium ... #Differential #Diagnosis