DEFINITIONS
Hipomagnesemia (low magnesium levels in the blood) is a condition where the concentration of magnesium in the blood is less than 1.6 mEq / L blood.
CAUSE
Diseases which occur hipomagnesemia is complex and usually the result of nutritional and metabolic disorders.
Common causes of intake hipomagnesemia is less, associated with hunger or abnormalities in the intestine and absorption of excessive spending by the kidneys.
Hipomagnesemia also often occurs in people who consume alcohol in significant amounts or constant diarrhea for a long time.
Levels of aldosterone, antidiuretic hormone or thyroid hormone can cause high hipomagnesemia due to excessive removal by the kidneys.
The use of diuretics, anti-fungal drug amphotericin B or anti-cancer drug cisplatin can also cause hipomagnesemia.
SYMPTOMS
Hipomagnesemia can cause:
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Sleepy
- Weakness
- Changes in personality
- Muscle spasms
- Trembling.
If hipomagnesemia coincided with hypocalcaemia, hipomagnesemia circumstances must be treated first before treating hypocalcaemia.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis based on results of blood tests and symptoms.
TREATMENT
If symptoms develop or if the concentration of magnesium is very low (less than 1 mEq / L blood), magnesium given by mouth or by injection in the muscle (intramuscular) or veins (intravenously).
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