Acute Respiratory Failure From Hypermagnesemia Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709620984898 |