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Phosphate Balance
Typ;cal
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rum pho<phoru, 1",..,1. r.tnge from
2S-4.5
mEqIL
POOopbonls
h.as
an
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in
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wi,h o.lcium in maintaining
bore
malri,
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nd
aid>
in the
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taboli.m
of
nu,rient>, f'ho
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lend
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beh
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·• in > manne, 'm '
i.
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caloium 1",..,Is.
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.,
hypoo>
nmia
is
commonly
CODComi'an' "'i'h hype<p/>o>phat<mi>. and ,,'ocn hYl"'fC.lcemia occurs.
hypoJ>ho>phatemi> ,yp;cally
oc<
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Tabl.
2r7 di
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rommoo
cau",s
and clinic.1
manifrna'ioo.
of
both h),poJ>ho>phalemia and hyperpho>ph.lemi
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HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA
•
1f)'P
op/losp/uJ"mia occurs when ,he serum phosphorus
1e
..
1
drop>
bel"",'
2.5 mEqlL,
It
OCCUfS
most
froqucn'ly when hYl"'fCanmi> occms,
It
al",
may
oc<u,
in pa,i.nt> wbo are
t",
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d
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fully
fOf
diabctic ketoacidosis (DKA)
with
i
n",
lin
bee,u.e
phosphorus may be pulled into the
cell.
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e.u
l,
of
in.ulin·s
effect on the cellular
"",mbu"".
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phosphorus
'"pplemcn"
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be
prescribed
fOf
pati.nt> wbo
are
..
, ..... ly hypophooph>lemic
Of
who exhibit clinic. 1
manife.tatioo. ofhypoJ>ho>phatemia,
In
these
in"""",,
•. ,be suppl."",nt.al infu,ioo
should proc.oo
slowly
"'
ith f,,,,!,,,,n' monitoring
of
both the
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rum phosphorus
leuls
and ,be serum calcium level.
bee""..,
hypoo.lcemi. m. y
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l,
if
too moch
phosph"""
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administered
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