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Clinical Feature of Hypomagnesemia and Magnesium Deficiency
 • Electrolyte Disturbance: Hypokalemia, Hypocalcemia
 • Neuromuscular and central
Hypomagnesemia and Magnesium ... Athetoid movements & choreiform ... signs #symptoms #Treatment ... #management #Magnesium
Causes of Hypermagnesemia
Increased magnesium load
 - Magnesium-containing laxatives, antacids, or enemas
 - Treatment of pre-edampsia/eclampsia (mothers
Hypermagnesemia Increased magnesium ... load - Magnesium-containing ... or enemas - Treatment ... Increased renal 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 ... Algorithm #management #treatment
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
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 ... FEMg >4% = renal magnesium
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
intake - Magnesium ... eclampsia) - Magnesium-containing ... Diagnosis #High #Magnesium
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
- Preventative Treatments ... Nutritional Supplements: Magnesium ... #Preventative #Treatment
A better approach to Torsades de Pointes - Algorithm and Magnesium Infusion Protocol

#TorsadesdePointes #Algorithm #Magnesium #Infusion
Algorithm and Magnesium ... TorsadesdePointes #Algorithm #Magnesium