symptoms of hypermagnesemia pregnancy
However, hypermagnesemia has a host of effects on the body. The symptoms seen with hypermagnesemia may not be due to the excessively high magnesium levels alone. Other disturbances of calcium, potassium and urea levels also contributes to the clinical presentation. The signs and symptoms of hypermagnesemia includes : Low blood pressure (hypotension).
Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL (> 1.05 mmol/L). The major cause is renal failure. Symptoms include hypotension, respiratory depression, and cardiac arrest. Diagnosis is by serum magnesium concentration.