Magnesium and phosphorus.
A summary of new findings regarding alterations of magnesium (Mg2+) and phosphorus (P) metabolism are reviewed for the clinician caring for patients in general wards. Alterations in serum concentrations of Mg2+ and P are frequently observed in acute or very ill patients in emergency rooms or intensive-care areas. A significant proportion of these alterations are iatrogenic. Most of the symptoms related are non-specific, and usually they are associated with changes in concentration of other ions. The need to measure Mg2+ and P routinely and to define better the real abnormal values is stressed. Correction of the abnormalities must be early in the course of the alterations.
Department of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Hospital Universitario de Caracas. jweising@telcel.net.ve
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D000208:Acute Disease; D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D017674:Hypophosphatemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D010760:Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology
D010758:Phosphorus; D008274:Magnesium