title: Improvement in electrolyte imbalance in critically ill patient after magnesium supplementation - A case report.
abstract: Hypomagnesaemia is common finding in current medical practice mainly in critically ill, post-operative patients and patients admitted to ICU in tertiary cancer cases. Magnesium has been directly implicated in hypokalemia, hypocalcaemia and dysrrthymias. We report a case of 60 year old patient, suffering from rectal carcinoma for a period of one year with confirmed hypokalemia, hypocalcaemia and hyponatremia. Magnesium supplementation corrected the underlying multiple electrolyte disturbances in the patient thus, establishing a positive correlation of magnesium with sodium, potassium and calcium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Vallah, Amritsar, India  ; Department of Biochemistry, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, India.
authors.forename: Shailja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sakshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sodhi
authors.forename: Jaskiran
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Jaskiran
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamini
keywords: Hypocalcaemia; Hypokalemia; Hypomagnesaemia; Hyponatremia