Hypomagnesemia

Background

Low! Clinical

Diagnosis

  1. CNS (depression, vertigo, ataxia, seizures, inc DTR, tetany
  2. Anemia
  3. Hypotension
  4. Hypothermia
  5. Dysphagia

DDX

  1. ETOH
  2. Malnutrition
  3. Cirrhosis
  4. Pancreatitis
  5. S/P DKA
  6. GI loss (esp diarrhea)
  7. Renal wasting
    1. Furosemide
    2. Hypophosphatemia

Treatment

Repleat 2gm IV over 2hrs (universal)

Source

2/12/06 DONALDSON (adapted from Tintinalli)