Magnesium - Biochemical Testing of Magnesium Status
Description
This section aims to assist health care providers in the clinical assessment of the nutritional status of Magnesium in patients.
Testing Magnesium Nutritional Status
SERUM MAGNESIUM
Reference Range Values
The laboratory reference range value for serum Magnesium is 1.6 - 2.5 mg per (16 - 25 mg per liter).
The Society for Magnesium Research states that the optimal range for serum Magnesium is > 0.80 mmol/L.
Disadvantage of Serum Magnesium Testing
Most cases of Magnesium deficiency are not detected by physicians as most physicians rely on serum Magnesium levels as a measure of Magnesium status. Most (99%) of the body’s Magnesium is stored in Cells (ie. it is intracellular, not in the Serum (which is an extracellular component of Blood). [1]
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