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Risk factors for the development of hypermagnesemia in patients prescribed magnesium oxide: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Magnesium oxide (MgO), an antacid and laxative, is widely used in Japan to treat constipation and peptic ulcers. Because serum Magnesium (Mg) levels are elevated in elderly and/or patients with renal failure, its periodic monitoring is recommended for patients prescribed MgO, in order to...

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Autores principales: Wakai, Eri, Ikemura, Kenji, Sugimoto, Hiroko, Iwamoto, Takuya, Okuda, Masahiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6373027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30805197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40780-019-0133-7