Magnesium

The Cypress Diagnostics kit Magnesium is an in vitro diagnostic medical device intended to be used for the quantitative measurement of magnesium in human serum or heparinized plasma. The device is not automated. The measurement of magnesium is intended to be used for the screening for, aid in diagnosis and monitoring of disorders of magnesium metabolism causing hypomagnesemia or hypermagnesemia. This kit is intended to be used by healthcare professionals in a laboratory-based testing environment.

2 - 25 °C

Magnesium is one of the most abundant cations in the body and is essential to many physiological processes. Approximately one-half of the body magnesium is present in the bone, most of the remainder is found in soft tissues and blood cells with a small amount present in blood. Decreased levels have been observed in cases of diabetes, alcoholism, diuretics, hyperthyroidism, malabsorption, hyperalimentation, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and liver cirrhosis. Increased magnesium serum levels have been found in renal failure, diabetic acidosis, Addison's disease, and vitamin D intoxication.