Magnesium — ER action cards
This chapter covers the management of magnesium disorders, including hyper- and hypomagnesemia, their etiologies, clinical features, and emergency treatments. Mastery is crucial for board exams due to magnesium's role in cardiac stability and neuromuscular function.
About these Magnesium action cards
These 2 infographics condense Magnesium into the decisions examiners expect in the first minutes: recognition, immediate stabilisation, key investigations, first-line drugs with doses, and disposition. They are built for fast revision before emergency medicine board exams such as ABEM, MRCEM, the Saudi Board, the Arab Board and the Egyptian Board.
Use them as a last-minute checklist, then go deeper in the full Magnesium topic, which adds an English and Arabic podcast with live captions, a structured summary, a mind map, board-style MCQs with explanations and an interactive case simulation.
Part of the Fluid, Electrolyte & Acid-Base chapter on RescueEM. For education and exam preparation only; not a substitute for clinical judgement or local protocols.