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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Hypermagnesemia''' is an [[electrolyte disturbance]] in which there is an abnormally elevated level of [[magnesium]] in the blood. Usually this results in excess of magnesium in the body.   
'''Hypermagnesemia''' is an [[electrolyte disturbance]] in which there is an abnormally elevated level of [[magnesium]] in the blood. Usually this results in excess of magnesium in the body.   
Hypermagnesemia occurs rarely because the [[kidney]] is very effective in excreting excess magnesium. It usually develops only in people with kidney failure who are given magnesium salts or who take drugs that contain magnesium (e.g. some [[antacid]]s and [[laxative]]s).  It is usually concurrent with [[hypercalcemia]] and/or [[hyperkalemia]].


==References==
==References==

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