And we can’t forget the uses of magnesium that are noncontroversial. So we gave a shout out to magnesium for polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, seizures from eclampsia, and electrolyte replacement as well. If there are more uses for this favorite FOAMed element, we’ll be sure to cover them in the future.
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ACEP Now: Vol 37 – No 12 – December 2018
Dr. Faust (@JeremyFaust) is a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School and an attending physician in department of emergency medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Westfafer (@Lwestafer) is an attending physician and research fellow at Baystate Medical Center, clinical instructor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, and co-host of FOAMcast.
References
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