Hypomagnesemia

Topic: Medical-surgical

Serum magnesium below the normal range, common with alcohol use disorder, malnutrition, chronic diarrhea, diuretics and long-term proton pump inhibitor use. Like hypocalcemia, it raises neuromuscular and cardiac excitability: tremor, tetany, seizures and arrhythmias, including torsades de pointes. It often comes with hypokalemia and hypocalcemia. Monitor the cardiac rhythm, take seizure precautions, and during IV replacement check deep tendon reflexes, respirations and blood pressure.

Also known as:

Low magnesium

In Turkish:

Hipomagnezemi