The corrected magnesium calculator takes patient’s albumin and patient’s magnesium and returns corrected magnesium. It is built for quick answers, for checking somebody else’s arithmetic, and for the moments when a formula book is not within reach.
What Is the Corrected Magnesium Calculator?
The corrected magnesium calculator gives you an estimate of corrected magnesium based on patient's albumin and patient's magnesium.
It is a quick reference figure rather than a diagnosis, and it is most useful for tracking how a number moves over time rather than for interpreting a single reading.
How the Corrected Magnesium Estimate Is Worked Out
The calculation follows published reference relationships, so it is a reasonable approximation when the inputs are accurate. It assumes an average adult and does not account for individual variation.
If you are comparing two people, or the same person over a period of weeks, keep the method and the inputs identical. A change in the method can easily look like a change in the person.
What This Calculator Does Not Do
It does not diagnose anything, and it does not replace advice from a clinician. If a figure comes out at an extreme, or if it differs sharply from what you expect, that is a reason to speak to a professional rather than to adjust the inputs.
Nothing you type here is stored or sent anywhere. The whole calculation happens in your browser.
A Worked Example
Working through an example, with patient's albumin set to 10, patient's magnesium set to 5, the calculator returns corrected magnesium of 5.15. Substitute your own figures and the same steps produce the same kind of answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I need to work out corrected magnesium?
Enter patient's albumin and patient's magnesium. The calculator then works through the relationship and reports corrected magnesium.
What does the corrected magnesium actually calculate?
It takes patient's albumin and patient's magnesium and converts them into corrected magnesium using the standard relationship for this problem. Each step is applied in turn, so every output is traceable back to the numbers you typed in.
How should I enter patient's albumin?
Use the value you actually have, in the unit shown next to the field. Enter every value in the same unit system. The calculator assumes the figures you supply are consistent, so it cannot correct a mistake that happens before the calculation starts.
Why does a small change in one value move the answer so much?
That happens when an output depends on a ratio, because dividing by a small number magnifies any change in it. Check the units first, then check whether the value you entered is in the range the relationship was designed for.
Does anything you type get stored?
No. The whole calculation runs inside your browser, and nothing you enter is uploaded, logged or sent anywhere.