Unit Code 81345:
Magnesium, Quantitative, Feces
Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Diagnosis of osmotic diarrhea due to excessive ingestion of magnesium
Ruling out excessive ingestion of magnesium in the work-up of chronic diarrhea
Special Instructions and Forms
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Method Name
A short description of the method used to perform the test
Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Optical Emission
Spectrometry (OES)
Reporting Name
A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Magnesium, QN, F
Ordering Mnemonic
An alternate Mayo code (to the Unit Code) for a test
MGF
Aliases
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Electrolyte, Feces
Lytes, Feces
Magnesium (Mg)
Mg (Magnesium)
Soft-MGF


