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 bostik mvp 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 pain of 2-day duration.He received magnes