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Magnesium

Introduction

Further information: Magnesium chloride and ”’Magnesium chloride”’
Further information: Magnesium citrate and ”’Magnesium citrate”’
Further information: Magnesium oxide and ”’Magnesium oxide”’

Magnesium replacement has increased in hospitals[1]. Intravneous replacement can be used[2]. Efforts have been made to reduce intravenous magnesium[3] .

See also

See also

Magnesium deficiency

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References

References

  1. ↑ Kiberd BA, Tennankore KK, Daley CJ (2015). “Increases in intravenous magnesium use among hospitalized patients: an institution cross-sectional experience”. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2: 24. doi:10.1186/s40697-015-0056-7. PMC 4477498. PMID 26106483.
  2. ↑ Flink EB (1980). “Nutritional aspects of magnesium metabolism”. West J Med. 133 (4): 304–12. PMC 1272307. PMID 7347045.
  3. ↑ Shah, Nimish N.; Mathew, Chris; Brown, Timothy J.; Karam, Albert; Das, Sandeep R. (2021). “A High-Value Care Initiative to Reduce the Use of Intravenous Magnesium Sulfate Through an Electronic Indication-Based Order Set”. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2021.06.007. ISSN 1553-7250.