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Symptoms of Hypermagnesemia
Loss of deep tendon reflexes (patellar, most commonly)
Muscle paralysis
Hypotension
Bradycardia or conduction defects
Nausea, vomiting, flushing
Decreased urine output due to renal insufficiency
Respiratory suppression or failure
Somnolence leading to coma
G cells are located in the antrum of the stomach and release Gastrin, which
is responsible for increasing gastric H+ secretion, growth of gastric mucosa,
and gastric motility. Unlike the scenario, patients with increased activity of G
cells would resemble Zollinger-Ellison syndrome with symptoms of
abdominal pain, diarrhea, and small intestine ulcers.