Talk:Magnesium deficiency (medicine)
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Very nice job on the rewriting and fleshing out, Nescio. However, I think one thing might have got confused in the rewriting:
- "Magnesium depletion" (ICD10 code E83.4) should be distinguished from hypomagnesemia
The original version read:
- It {Magnesium deficiency} should be distinguished from hypomagnesemia or "magnesium depletion" (ICD10 code E83.4).
I think that "Magnesium depletion" is more similar in meaning to "hypomagnesemia" than to "Magnesium deficiency" (or at least that's the implication of the article in the external link). Maybe I'm wrong. But in any case, I think the article should make it clearer what "Magnesium depletion" refers to. --Arcadian 21:37, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
- Hypomagnesemia only refers to bloodlevels. This is not the same as lack of magnesium for whatever reason (see hypomagnesemia). Deficiency and depletion in my opinion merely diferentiates between intake and loss. --Nomen Nescio 01:27, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
