Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1063 page)

   Drug injury

   Diuretics (e.g., mercurials, ammonium chloride, thiazides, furosemide)

   Antibiotics (e.g., aminoglycosides, gentamicin, tobramycin, carbenicillin, ticarcillin, amphotericin B)

   
Digitalis
(in 20% of patients taking
Digitalis
)

   Antineoplastic (e.g., cisplatin)

   Cyclosporine: tubular losses due to ions or nutrients

   Hypercalcemia

   Diuresis caused by glucose, urea, or mannitol

   Phosphate depletion

   Extracellular fluid volume expansion

   Primary renal Mg wasting

   Nutritional

   Prolonged parenteral fluid administration without Mg (usually >3 weeks)

   Acute and chronic alcoholism and alcoholic cirrhosis