Hypomagnesemia

hypomagnesemia /hy·po·mag·ne·se·mia/ (-mag?nes-em´e-ah) abnormally low magnesium content of the blood.

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hy·po·mag·ne·se·mi·a (hp-mgn-sm-)

n.

An abnormally low level of magnesium in the blood.

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Hypomagnesemia

An abnormally low concentration of magnesium in the blood.

Mentioned in: Magnesium Imbalance

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hypomagnesemia (hī´pōmag´ns-ē´mē),

n a deficiency of magnesium in the blood serum (normal values range from 1.5 to 2.5 mEq/L). It may be associated with chronic alcoholism, starvation, and prolonged diuresis in congestive heart failure. Manifestations include muscular twitching, convulsions, and coma.

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hypomagnesemia

abnormally low magnesium content of the blood, manifested clinically by neuromuscular excitability.

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hypomagnesemia Low blood magnesium, magnesium deficiency Metabolism A serum magnesium ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, often manifest by muscular hyperirritability Etiology Alcohol abuse, burns, dehydration, DKA, diarrhea, ↑ Ca2+, ↑ aldosterone, ↓ K+, ↓ PTH, post-bowel resection, malabsorption, malnutrition, pancreatitis, renal insufficiency, therapy with amphotericin B, calcium gluconate, diuretics, insulin, neomycin Clinical Cramping, ↑ tendon reflexes, tremors. Cf Magnesium.