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2. Magnesium deficiency - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium deficiency is an electrolyte disturbance in which there is a low level of magnesium in the body. [3] Symptoms include tremor, poor coordination, muscle spasms, loss of appetite, personality changes, and nystagmus. [1][2] Complications may include seizures or cardiac arrest such as from torsade de pointes. [1]

3. Hypocalcemia - Wikipedia

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   Diagnostic method. Blood serum < 2.1 mmol/L (corrected calcium or ionized calcium) [1][2][3] Treatment. Calcium supplements, vitamin D, magnesium sulfate. [1][2] Frequency. ~18% of people in hospital [4] Hypocalcemia is a medical condition characterized by low calcium levels in the blood serum. [5]

4. Electrolyte imbalance - Wikipedia

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   Electrolyte imbalance. Diagram of ion concentrations and charge across a semi-permeable cellular membrane. Electrolyte imbalance, or water-electrolyte imbalance, is an abnormality in the concentration of electrolytes in the body. Electrolytes play a vital role in maintaining homeostasis in the body. They help to regulate heart and neurological ...

5. Zinc deficiency - Wikipedia

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   Zinc deficiency is defined either as insufficient zinc to meet the needs of the body, or as a serum zinc level below the normal range. However, since a decrease in the serum concentration is only detectable after long-term or severe depletion, serum zinc is not a reliable biomarker for zinc status. [1] Common symptoms include increased rates of ...

6. Mineral deficiency - Wikipedia

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   Mineral deficiency. Specialty. Endocrinology. Mineral deficiency is a lack of the dietary minerals, the micronutrients that are needed for an organism's proper health. [1] The cause may be a poor diet, impaired uptake of the minerals that are consumed, or a dysfunction in the organism's use of the mineral after it is absorbed.

7. Magnesium (medical use) - Wikipedia

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   Formula. Mg+2. Molar mass. 24.305 g·mol −1. Magnesium salts are available as a medication in a number of formulations. They are used to treat magnesium deficiency, low blood magnesium, eclampsia, and several other conditions. Magnesium is an essential nutrient. Usually in lower dosages, magnesium is commonly included in dietary mineral ...