Clinical Significance

Determination of magnesium is useful in assessing several diseases and conditions. High magnesium is associated with uremia, dehydration, diabetic acidosis, Addison's disease, and increased medicinal intake of magnesium, such as in the treatment of preeclampsia (hypertension induced pregnancy). Low magnesium is associated with malabsorption syndrome, acute pancreatitits, hypoparathyroidism, chronic alcoholism and delirium tremens, chronic glomerulonephritis, aldosteronism, digitalis intoxication, and protracted IV feeding.

_{Source: Beckman Coulter Unicel, MG IFU. REF #445360 12/22/15}