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Figure 1.

Approach to hypomagnesemia
Figure 2.

Distribution of Mg in the body
Figure 3.

Mg reabsorption in different segments of the nephron and a closer look at Mg handling in the DCT

The Skeleton Key Group: A MAGnificent Case of Electrolyte Deficiency
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Magnesium, the Forgotten Cation A Skeleton Key Group FOAMed Feature

Dominique Tomacruz Dominique Tomacruz, MD, is SKG Executive Editor and a Clinical Fellow at Philippine General Hospital, Manila. Sayna Norouzi, MD, is SKG Editor-in-Chief and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA. Joel M. Topf, MD, FACP, is an SKG Faculty Mentor and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI.

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Joel M. Topf Dominique Tomacruz, MD, is SKG Executive Editor and a Clinical Fellow at Philippine General Hospital, Manila. Sayna Norouzi, MD, is SKG Editor-in-Chief and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA. Joel M. Topf, MD, FACP, is an SKG Faculty Mentor and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI.

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