This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing theresources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject andinvestigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source,and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed isfor the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator.Hypermagnesemia is rarely seen in clinical practices. However, there are case reports describing patients with drug overdose who developed moderate to severr hypermagnesimia after being treated with charcoal and magnesium citrate. Furthermore, fatal hypermagnesemia in the elderly with normal creatinine after taking magnesium citrate that caused significant morbidity and mortality has been reported. With magnesium citrate being more widely used as colonoscopy bowel preparation, we anticipate the need for a systematic physiologic study to evaluate the frequency and magnitude of serum magnesium increases after taking magnesium citrate for bowel prepation. We also intend to identify possible risk factors that may predispose patients to the development of hypermagnesemia.
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