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Hypomagnesemia in Newborns: Overview by Theresa Mendonca is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Hypomagnesemia in newborns occurs when serum magnesium concentrations fall below 0.66mmol/L. It can be caused by decreased magnesium supply, loss, or intake. Risk factors include prematurity, infants of diabetic mothers, intrauterine growth restriction, inherited renal wasting disorders, and medications like furosemide or gentamicin. Hypomagnesemia can cause issues like jitteriness, apnea, seizures, and cardiac arrhythmias. It is diagnosed via laboratory tests measuring serum magnesium levels and is treated
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- Theresa Mendonca
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- EN