What sign is most indicative of hypomagnesemia?
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Correct answer: Muscle twitching and tetany
Low magnesium often causes neuromuscular excitability: twitching, positive Trousseau/Chvostek signs, tetany; loss of reflexes is hypermagnesemia.
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