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Magnesium: is the 2nd most important after potassium in the body; when…
Magnesium: is the 2nd most important after potassium in the body; when there's something wrong with it can affect vasodilation thus, breathing (depresses)
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S/SXOF EXCESS OR DEFECIT
Hypermagnesemia: magnesium excess; flushing; hypotension; muscle weakness; drowsiness; hypoactive reflexes; decreased respiration; diaphoresis; cardiac arrest; coma
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calcium gluconate for hypermagnesemia patients becuase respiratory depressions, defective heart conditions
Hypomagnesemia: magnesium deficit; mood changes; increased BP; increased tendon changes; insomnia; positive chvastek's sign; neuromuscular irritability
IMPORTANT: can occur in malnourished, elderly, severe alcoholism
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magnesium can be lost in the GI tract via diarrhea, nasogastric suction
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