Definition
- A fasting serum phosphate concentration < 0.8 mmol/L (< 2.5 mg/dL)
- Caused by 1 of 3 primary mechanisms
- Rapid redistribution of phosphate from the extracellular fluid into bone or soft tissue
- Inadequate intestinal phosphate absorption
- Excessive renal phosphate excretion
Hypophosphatemia has been found in Harrison's Practice
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