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Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use
 • Redistribution/
- Differential Diagnosis ... Malabsorption, Phosphate ... losses: FGF23, PTH, Fanconi ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... causes #nephrology #phosphate
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate ... Diarrhea, Antacids, Phosphate ... • N or ↓FGF23: Fanconi ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
- Differential Diagnosis ... Fractional Excretion of Phosphate ... or Low FGF-23: Fanconi ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Framework #Workup #phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase ... - Differential Diagnosis ... hydrolysis of organic phosphate ... growth) Alkaline phosphatase ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Localization of Renal Tubular Defects
Fanconi Syndrome: Proximal tubule
Bartter Syndrome: Thick ascending loop of Henle
Gitelman Syndrome: Distal
Tubular Defects Fanconi ... Liddle #Syndrome #Fanconi
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
- Differential Diagnosis ... heparin Acute Phosphate ... intake, Phosphate ... Increased Renal Phosphate ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypophosphatemia - Measurement of urine phosphate excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI loss
 • Redistribution
Measurement of urine phosphate ... - Differential Diagnosis ... urine #urinary #phosphate ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Low Alkaline Phosphatase ... Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase ... Most cases diagnosed ... Difficulty walking Diagnosis ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology #diagnosis
Hypophosphatemia Diagnostic Algorithm
- GI Losses
- Redistribution
- 1° HPT
- 1° Renal PO4 wasting: Hereditary, TIO, Fanconi Syndrome,
Hypophosphatemia Diagnostic ... Hereditary, TIO, Fanconi ... phosphorus #low #diagnosis
Cancer agents and Electrolyte Disorders
 • Hypocalcemia: Cisplatin from Low Mg, Cetuximab- due to low Mg
Axitinib,
: Ifosfamide - Fanconi ... , Ifosfamide - Fanconi ... BRAF inhibitors- fanconi ... #chemotherapy #diagnosis