hypermagnasaemia/hypomagnasaemia

Question 1

symptoms of hypomagnesaemia

Answer 1

mild deficiency is asymptomatic
may cause tetany, muscle weakness, cardiac arrhythmias, neuropsychiatric changes and convulsions

Question 2

causes of hypomagnesaemia

Answer 2

severe malnutrition
GI losses eeg. diarrhoea, malabsorption, extensive bowel resection
kidney losses
drugs

Question 3

symptoms of hypermagnesaemia

Answer 3

loss of deep tendon reflexes, muscle paralysis, impaired consciousness, respiratory depression
anorexia, nausea, hypotension, bradycardia/heeart block
cardiac arrest

Question 4

causes of hypermagnesaemia

Answer 4

excessive intake eg. antacids, enemas, IV infusion
decreased excretion eg. kidney failure, volume depleetion
release from cells eg. rhabdomyolysis