Magnesium
Jan 21, 2023•4 min
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Get a free nursing lab values cheat sheet at NURSING.com/63labs
What is the Lab Name for Creatinine (Cr) Lab Values?Magnesium
What is the Lab Abbreviation for Creatinine?
Mg
What is Creatinine in terms of Nursing Labs?
Magnesium (Mg) is a cation necessary for protein synthesis, nucleic acid synthesis, muscle contraction, ATP (adenosine triphosphate) use, nerve impulse conduction, and blood clotting. Magnesium affects the absorption of sodium, calcium, phosphorus, potassium.
What is the Normal Range for Magnesium?
1.6 - 2.6mg/dL
What are the Indications for Magnesium?
- Monitor:
- Renal failure
- Chronic alcoholism
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Renal insufficiency
- Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
- Addison Disease
- Dehydration
- Hypothyroidism
- Overuse of antacids
- Tissue trauma
What would cause Decreased Levels of Magnesium?
- Alcoholism
- Diabetic acidosis
- Renal failure:
- Glomerulonephritis
- Hypercalcemia
- Malnutrition
- Malabsorption
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Diarrhea
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