ICU Patient Studies Show Critical Importance of Ionized Magnesium
Patients Undergoing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Hutten et. al.1 found that patients receiving CRRT with citrate anticoagulation had normal tMg levels, but low iMg levels. This is due to magnesium ions being bound by citrate, and the citrate-magnesium complex being measured as tMg. These patients are actually hypomagnesemic but would not be recognized as […]


