ISSN 2756-3820
International Journal of Medical Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 5 (1), pp. 001-003, January, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
Case Report
Assessment of serum magnesium levels in patient suffering from renal lithiasis
Geeta Gill Mehta, Sahni Singh and Deepa Akshay
1Department of Biochemistry, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Vallah, Amritsar, India.
2Department of Anesthesia, Geetanjali Medical College, Udaipur, India.
*Corresponding author.E-mail: [email protected].
Accepted 03 October, 2014
Abstract
Hypomagnesaemia is common finding in current medical practice mainly in critically ill patients. Magnesium has been directly implicated in hypokalemia, hypocalcaemia and dysrrthymias. We report a known case of renal lithiasis, in a 45 year old female patient, with chief complaint of severe pain in right lumbar region and breathlessness with confirmed electrolyte imbalance. The objective of the present case report was to investigate the incidence of hypomagnesaemia in the critically ill patient and multiple electrolyte imbalance. It was also observed that magnesium (Mg) supplementation corrected the underlying multiple electrolyte disturbances in the patient thus, establishing a positive correlation of magnesium with sodium (Na), potassium (K) and calcium (Ca).
Key words: Hypomagnesaemia, hypokalemia, hypocalcaemia, hyponatremia.