Total serum magnesium in cats with chronic kidney disease with nephrolithiasis.

Fernanda Chicharo ChacarMarcia Mery KogikaAndréa C FerreiraKhadine K KanayamaArchivaldo Reche

Published in: Journal of feline medicine and surgery (2019)

Cats with CKD with nephrolithiasis have magnesium abnormalities. Hypomagnesemia and hypermagnesemia were associated with an increase in mortality, and thus total serum magnesium abnormalities may be used as prognostic factors in these cases.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
coronary artery disease