title: Hypomagnesemia in critical illness. A common and clinically important problem.
abstract: Magnesium is clearly an important mineral in normal bodily function. This article details a number of abnormalities in physiologic function in the setting of hypomagnesemia and provides a strategy for Mg repletion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munoz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chernow
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium