Hypomagnesaemia.
In the management of electrolyte abnormalities along with hypokalaemia and hypocalcaemia, etc, presence of hypomsgenesaemia should be thought of even when serum magnesium is within normal limit as magneium is a predominantly intracellulr ion. Two cases of hypomagnesaemia as one of the factors of electrolyte distrubances are communicated in this write-up.
Arvind
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Department of Nephrology, The Bangalore Hospital.
Talwalkar
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood*; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
D008274:Magnesium