Question

4. Where is hypomagnesemia most frequently observed?

5. What are some of the symptoms of hypomagnesemia?

6. What is the preferred treatment for hypomagnesium?

Answer 1

Ans. 4. Early symptoms of hypomagnesemia are non specific and include lethary and weakness . More pronounced hypomagnesemia present with symptoms of increased neuromuscular excitability such as tremor, carpopedal spasm ,muscle cramps ,tetany and generalized seizures .

5 ..people with mild hypomagnesemia may have no symptoms but these can include :

Twitches ,particularly in the facial muscle , weakness and exhaustion , nausea and vomiting , personality changes ,tremors , constipation .

6.treatment with magnesium salt when magnesium deficiency is symptomatic or persistently <1.25 mg/dl (<0.50 mmol/L ) give oral magnesium salts unless patients have seizures or other several symptoms ,in which case, give 2 to 4 of magnesium sulfate over five to 10 minutes