ELECTROLYTES: MAGNESIUM Flashcards
1
Q
Magnesium
Magnesium
Normal Value
A
- 1.6-2.6 mg/dL
2
Q
Magnesium
Hypomagnesemia
Sign & Symptoms
A
- Muscle Twitching
- Increase DTR
- seizures,hallucinations if severe
- laryngeal stridor
- Superventricular tachycardia
- PVC and V Fib
- Increase susceptibility to digitalis toxicity
- can be concurrent with hypokalemia
3
Q
Magnesium
Hypermagnesemia
Signs & Symptoms
A
- Decrease DTR
- decease neurmuscular activity (similar to hyperkalemia)
- Decrease BP
- Decrease Pulse
- bradyarrhythmias
- flushing sensation
- coma
- coma
- respiratory depression
