A patient with chronic alcoholism has magnesium 3.0 mg/dL, hypotension, bradycardia and lethargy. What condition is this?
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Correct answer: Hypermagnesemia
A magnesium above ~2.1 mg/dL indicates hypermagnesemia; signs include lethargy, hypotension, bradycardia from neuromuscular/cardiac depression.
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