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Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
Approach to Hypomagnesemia ... = (urine magnesium ... @NEPHKIDS1 #Hypomagnesemia ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology ... #magnesium #low
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Hypomagnesemia - ... Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... , Familial hypomagnesemia ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology ... #magnesium #low
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
Hypermagnesemia ... intake - Magnesium ... DrEricStrong #Hypermagnesemia ... Diagnosis #High #Magnesium ... Table #Causes #Management
Magnesium Electrolyte Repletion
Oral - Only do if patient does not tolerate IV
 • Magnesium oxide (can
Magnesium Electrolyte ... tolerate IV • Magnesium ... 800mg PO daily • Magnesium ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management ... #hypomagnesemia
Potassium Electrolyte Repletion
If patient also has hypomagnesemia, replete magnesium before repleting potassium
Oral:
 • Pills (ask pharmacy
patient also has hypomagnesemia ... , replete magnesium ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Symptoms and Signs of Hypomagnesemia
Neuromuscular:
 - Tetany, Muscle weakness, Chvostek and Trousseau signs, Cerebellar (ataxia, nystagmus,
Symptoms and Signs of Hypomagnesemia ... Muscle weakness, Chvostek ... Hypocalcemia, Anemia #Hypomagnesemia ... #magnesium #Symptoms
Hypomagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty

#Hypomagnesemia #Diagnosis #Management #magnesium #deficiency
Hypomagnesemia - ... Diagnosis and Management ... @DharSaty #Hypomagnesemia ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #magnesium #deficiency
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
Hypermagnesemia ... Diagnosis and Management ... Hypermagnesemia ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #magnesium #nephrology
Hypomagnesemia Treatment Protocol - Magnesium Repletion
Goal serum magnesium concentration 2.0-2.4 mg/dL
Serum magnesium concentration - IV Magnesium
Hypomagnesemia Treatment ... Protocol - Magnesium ... 2.4 mg/dL Serum magnesium ... @DharSaty #Hypomagnesemia ... #Treatment #management
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... aldosteronism #Hypomagnesemia ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology ... #magnesium #low