Case Presentation: Hypermagnesemia is a rare but serious condition associated with impaired renal function. We report a case of bradycardia with hypothermia secondary to hypermagnesemia from consumption of milk of magnesia (MgOH2) in a patient with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). A 52-year-old man with ESKD on emergent hemodialysis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented for [...]

Case Presentation: A 77 year-old male with a past medical history of Parkinson’s disease and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department with a two week history of constipation, abdominal pain and distension. His medications include carbidopa-levadopa, entacapone, ropinirole, selegiline and atorvastatin. He also reported taking daily milk of magnesia for the past two weeks. On [...]

Case Presentation: Hypermagnesemia is a rare, but potentially fatal clinical condition. We report a case of symptomatic hypermagnesemia in an 84-year-old female with stage 4 CKD who was taking daily magnesium oxide with intermittent milk of magnesia for chronic constipation. She presented with confusion, delayed verbal and motor response, and dyspnea and her presentation was [...]