title: Cathartic-induced life threatening hypermagnesemia in a 90-year-old woman with apparent normal renal function.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Dharmarajan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Varshneya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002400:Cathartics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003082:Colectomy; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003248:Constipation / Q000188:drug therapy; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood*; D009336:Necrosis; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D002400:Cathartics; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D019343:Citric Acid; D008274:Magnesium; C110422:magnesium citrate