Magnesium and the acute physician

Acute Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-7

  Allan, Russell ^a   Mara, N ^a  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Asthma; Cardiac arrest; COPD; Dysmagnesemia; Hypermagnesemia; Hypomagnesemia; Magnesium; Migraine; Myocardial infarction; Seizures; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FUROSEMIDE; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIMODIPINE; PLACEBO; VERAPAMIL;

ASTHMA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMA; CONFUSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; FLUSHING; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; HYPOTENSION; IRRITABILITY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; QT PROLONGATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY ARREST; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858770401     PISSN: 17474884     EISSN: 17474892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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