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Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use
 • Redistribution/
Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption ... , Phosphate binder ... starvation, alcoholism, malabsorption ... causes #nephrology #phosphate
Hypophosphatemia Repletion Algorithm
 • Phosphate < 1 mg/dl
 • Symptomatic
 • Severe malabsorption

Dr. Krithika Mohan @krithicism

#Hypophosphatemia
Algorithm • Phosphate ... Symptomatic • Severe malabsorption ... Hypophosphatemia #phosphate
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Low and High Phosphate
LOW PHOSPHATE
 - Low/NormaI PTH
- Low and High Phosphate ... LOW PHOSPHATE ... Diet, Malabsorption ... Deficiency HIGH PHOSPHATE ... Rhabdomyolysis • Phosphate
Causes of hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Increased losses: enhanced urinary phosphate excretion
 • Decreased input:
enhanced urinary phosphate ... input: intestinal malabsorption
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Fractional Excretion of Phosphate ... Inadequate intake, Malabsorption ... Framework #Workup #phosphate
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Insufficiency - Primary Malabsorption ... - Secondary Malabsorption ... • Magnesium, Phosphate
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Low and High PTH
LOW PTH - Hypoparathyroid
 - Congenital (Pediatric)
very low • Malabsorption ... rhabdomyolysis, oral phosphate
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: • Diarrhea, malabsorption ... Nausea/vomiting, malabsorption ... albumin, alkaline phosphatase
Phosphate Electrolyte Repletion
Oral: Neutra-Phos, Neutra-Phos-K, K-Phos Neutral (Na and K Phos)
Intravenous: Potassium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate

Satya Patel
Phosphate Electrolyte ... Intravenous: Potassium Phosphate ... , Sodium Phosphate ... SatyaPatelMD #Phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase ... hydrolysis of organic phosphate ... growth) Alkaline phosphatase ... #Alkaline #Phosphatase