Diuretic-associated hypomagnesemia in the elderly.
Arch Intern Med
; 147(10): 1768-71, 1987 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Serum magnesium concentration was measured in 320 consecutive elderly patients (mean age, 81 years) receiving diuretic therapy at the time of hospital admission. When compared with serum concentrations of 250 elderly patients who were not taking diuretics at the time of hospital admission, only the group taking thiazide diuretics had a significantly reduced mean serum level. The 24-hour urine sampling from representative subgroups demonstrated impaired magnesium-conserving ability in hypomagnesemic subjects receiving loop and thiazide diuretic therapy. Patients taking therapy that included a potassium-sparing diuretic had no significant evidence of reduced magnesium-conserving ability. Dietary assessments of the study population revealed suboptimal magnesium intake in the diet.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Diuréticos
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Magnésio
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Intern Med
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido