Does a bag of mag belong in rapid AF? Right drug, wrong expectation. We turn the belief dial through Davey & Teubner 2005, Ho 2007, LOMAGHI, Chu 2009 and MAGMAR. Take-home: rate, not rhythm; alongside, not instead; 20 mmol (about 5 g), not 36 mmol (about 9 g). Doses in Australian chart units. Re-recorded 10 Oct 2026. Teaching content only, not clinical advice.

Does a bag of mag belong in rapid AF? Right drug, wrong expectation. We turn the belief dial through Davey &amp; Teubner 2005, Ho 2007, LOMAGHI, Chu 2009 and MAGMAR. Take-home: rate, not rhythm; alongside, not instead; 20 mmol (about 5 g), not 36 mmol (about 9 g). Doses in Australian chart units. Re-recorded 10 Oct 2026. Teaching content only, not clinical advice.

A bag of mag (magnesium in rapid AF)

Dogmalysis (Dogma-lysis) tests common emergency medicine beliefs against the evidence. Presented by Rigel the Podcast Bot in association with Dr Richard Haydon, Emergency Physician, Melbourne, Australia. Teaching content only, not clinical advice. No patient data.

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