Acute Respiratory Failure From Hypermagnesemia Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

• Main Authors: Khalid Sawalha MD (Author), Krishna Kakkera MD (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: SAGE Publishing, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Electrolyte abnormalities are an underrecognized cause of respiratory failure in the intensive care unit. One such abnormality is a relatively rare phenomenon of hypermagnesemia resulting in paralysis. A 73-year-old Caucasian male patient presented to the emergency department with diffuse abdominal...