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What is the normal range for Mg?
1.5 to 2.5 mEq/L
What is the abnornal value for hyperMagnesemia?
>2.5mEq/dL
HyperMg+ is caused when increased intake or ingestion of products containing Mg when what is present?
renal failure
renal insufficiency
High serum Mg levels ________ neuromuscular & CNS function.
depresses
What are the 3 Cardiac clinical manifestations for HyperMg?
Bradycardia
Hypotension
Cardiac Arrest
What are the 2 CNS clinical manifestations for HyperMg?
Drowsiness
Lethergy
What are the 2 most common ways to treat HyperMg?
Fluids
Diuretics
A pt has a Mg serium level >2.5 and is having cardiac complications, what would be the best way to treat this?
IV CaCl or
Calcium gluconate
What would be a good thing to teach a cient with HyperMg?
avoid excess consumption of antiacids that contain Mg
What is the abnormal value for HypoMg?
<1.5
HypoMg is caused by prolonged what?
fasting or starvation
HypoMg is caused by chronic what?
Alcoholism
HypoMg is caused by fluid what?
Loss
HyppoMg is caused by decreased ______ and increase Mg _____, such as?
intake
loss
malnutrition
Crohn's disease
HypoMg is caused by certian meds such as?
Diuretics
chemotherapy
blood products
A pts with HypoMg would have a positive what?
Trousseau's and Chvostek's sign
A pt with HypoMg would have decreased what?
GI motility
What 2 major cardiac problems would a pt have who had HypoMg?
Cardiac dysrhythmias
HTN
When treating HypoMg you want to give oral what?
supplements
When treating HypoMg you want to increase what? (give examples)
dietary intake
spinach, avocado, tuna fish
When treating HypoMg you want to discontinue what?
loop diuretics
When HypoMg is severe treat it by giving what?
IV Mg sulfate
Author
sxm1196
ID
100991
Card Set
Mg+
Description
N308
Updated
2011-09-11T04:55:35Z
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