Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Magnesium
Test/Range/Collection
Magnesium , serum or plasma (Mg2+)
1.8–3.0 mg/dL
[0.75–1.25 mmol/L]
Panic: < 0.5 or > 4.5 mg/dL
[<0.2 or > 1.85 mmol/L]
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Magnesium." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619221/all/Magnesium.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Magnesium. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619221/all/Magnesium. Accessed July 30, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Magnesium. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619221/all/Magnesium
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Magnesium [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 July 30]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619221/all/Magnesium.
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