A serum magnesium test is a measurement of how much magnesium there is in the blood.
Why is the Test Performed?
This test is done when your doctor suspects you may have abnormal levels of magnesium in your blood.
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Parathyroid gland secretion of PTH can be altered by changes in serum magnesium levels. The decreased serum magnesium levels seen in HSH result in decreased PTH secretion. PTH, in turn, controls the availability of serum calcium.
The reason is that serum magnesium levels (the test most doctors use) do not reflect actual body stores of magnesium. Blood levels are kept within the normal range at the expense of other tissues.
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Infants of mothers with gestational diabetes are vulnerable to several chemical imbalances, such as low serum calcium and low serum magnesium levels, but, in general, ...
109. Singh RB, Rastogi SS, Ghosh S, Niaz MA. Dietary and serum magnesium levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease and noncardiac diagnoses. J Am Coll Nutr 1994;13:139-43.
Magnesium sulfate may cause nausea, vomiting, and breathing problems. These can often be avoided with careful monitoring of serum magnesium levels. Other medications may cause allergic reactions and stomach upset.
In the same empiric study, there was no overall trend for decreasing serum magnesium in either group.
Contraindications ...
A toxicology screen or blood alcohol level (this can tell whether someone has recently been drinking alcohol, but it does not necessarily confirm alcoholism)
Complete blood count (CBC)
Folate tests
Liver function tests
Serum magnesium ...
GGPT (glutaryl transaminase) is often elevated more than other liver function tests.
CBC (complete blood count) - MCV can be elevated (mean corpuscular volume or size of the red blood cells).
Serum magnesium, uric acid, total protein, ...
(Serum Magnesium levels aren't good indicators of how much Magnesium is actually present and working within cells. Serum levels of magnesium remain relatively stable [about 1%], even though working intracellular magnesium levels may be low.) ...
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