Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 42 No. 1, 2003.
Case report
Disturbances of Magnesium Metabolism: Hypomagnesemia
Iva Ratković-Gusić
Petar Kes
Vanja Bašić-Kes
Abstract
Hypomagnesemia is a relatively common entity occurring in up to 12% of hospitalized patients; however, the incidence may rise to as high as 60% to 65% in patients in intensive care setting in whom nutrition, diuretics, hypoalbuminemia and aminoglycosides may play important roles. Symptomatic magnesium depletion is often associated with multiple biochemical abnormalities such as hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, and alkalosis acidosis. As a result, it is often difficult to ascribe specific clinical manifestations solely to hypomagnesemia. The symptoms considered typical for magnesium depletion include generalized fatigue, tetany, positive Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs, and generalized convulsions. The route of magnesium repletion varies with the severity of clinical manifestations.
Keywords
Magnesium deficiency, diagnosis; Magnesium deficiency, therapy; Electrolyte, metabolism
Hrčak ID:
14586
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Publication date:
3.3.2003.
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