Specimens: |
10 ml Urine (u) |
Preanalytics/Notes: |
Spontaneous urine or 10 ml of 24 h urine (state the volume collected) |
Method: |
Enzymatic assay |
Dimension: |
mmol/24h |
Set-up: |
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun |
Duration: |
3 days |
Indication/Significance: |
- Suspected magnesium deficiency (tremor, increased reflexes, tachyarrhythmias, states of exhaustion)
- Suspected magnesium poisoning (hyporeflexia, hypotonia through hypervolämia, repiratory depression, coma)
- Monitoring of magnesium levels, e.g. at ongoing treatment with diuretics or nephrotic drugs, renal damage, long-term total parenterl nutrition, alcohol withdraw.
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