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B) Diminished deep tendon reflexes
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Normal magnesium is 1.8-3
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Neuromuscular, cardiovascular, & hypocalcemia-the 3 main areas that hypermagnesemia affects
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Magnesium of 4 to 6: nausea, diminished deep tendon reflexes, headache, drowsy
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Magnesium 6 to 10: EKG changes, absent deep tendon reflexes, hypocalcemia, hypotension, bradycardia
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Magnesium >10: Respiratory failure, cardiac arrest
- Reference:Up to date Authors:Alan S L Yu, MB, BChirAditi Gupta, MDSection Editor:Stanley Goldfarb, MDDeputy Editor:Albert Q Lam, MD
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