hyperphosphatemia
Sign in to saveHyperphosphatemia is an electrolyte disorder in which there is an elevated level of phosphate in the blood. Most people have no symptoms while others develop calcium deposits in the soft tissue. The disorder is often accompanied by low calcium blood levels, which can result in muscle spasms.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Medical condition (new).image
- Phosphate Group.svg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Phosphate group chemical structure
- Medical condition (new).field
- Endocrinology, nephrology
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- None, calcium deposits, muscle spasms
- Medical condition (new).complications
- Low blood calcium
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Kidney failure, pseudohypoparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, diabetic ketoacidosis, tumor lysis syndrome, rhabdomyolysis
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Blood phosphate > 1.46 mmol/L (4.5 mg/dL)
- Medical condition (new).differential
- High blood lipids, high blood protein, high blood bilirubin
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Decreasing intake, calcium carbonate
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- Unclear
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Research
5,769 papers- Hyperphosphatemia in Kidney Failure: Pathophysiology, Challenges, and Critical Role of Phosphorus Management.Nutrients · 2025
- Phosphate intake, hyperphosphatemia, and kidney function.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2022
- Phosphate disorders and clinical management of hypophosphatemia and hyperphosphatemia.Endocrinologia, diabetes y nutricion · 2020
- Understudied Hyperphosphatemia (Chronic Kidney Disease) Treatment Targets and New Biological Approaches.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023
- Hyperphosphatemia Contributes to Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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Hyperphosphatemia is an electrolyte disorder in which there is an elevated level of phosphate in the blood. Most people have no symptoms while others develop calcium deposits in the soft tissue. The disorder is often accompanied by low calcium blood levels, which can result in muscle spasms.
Causes include kidney failure, pseudohypoparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, diabetic ketoacidosis, tumor lysis syndrome, and rhabdomyolysis. Diagnosis is generally based on a blood phosphate level exceeding 1.46 mmol/L (4.5 mg/dL). Levels may appear falsely elevated with high blood lipid levels, high blood protein levels, or high blood bilirubin levels.
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