This Remedy Hypomagnesaemia guideline has advice on how to manage and replace Low Magnesium
Management:
The lab will call OOH if the level is below 0.4 mmol/L
Patients should be admitted for Iv therapy if they are symptomatic OR have a level < 0.4 mmol/l
Causes:
Diuretics
Severe diarrhoea
Poorly controlled DM/Ketoacidosis
Alcohol abuse
TPN use/short bowel syndrome/stomas
Low potassium/calcium/phosphate
Symptoms:
Often asymptomatic
Paraesthesia
Ataxia
Seizures
Tetany
Arrhythmias.