Phosphate Toxicity - Medtick
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Phosphate Toxicity

What is it?

Persons with high phosphate levels in the blood occurs when the kidney cannot remove phosphate fast enough.

  • In some persons with long term kidney disease, high phosphate levels cause calcium levels in the blood to drop causing low calcium  (hypocalcemia symptoms). since phosphate will bind to calcium in the blood.

Disease or conditions causing toxicity

Treatments

  • Neck irradiation/radioiodine therapy
  • Postparathyroidectomy in dialysis patients
  • Inadvertent surgical removal (can be transient or permanent)

Sign & Symptom of toxicity

  • Aching, painful muscles, muscle cramps/spasms/stiffness
  • Numbness and tingling around the mouth
  • Numbness and tingling in hands
  • Numbness and tingling in feet
  • Bone pain
  • Joint pain and stiffness
  • Low mood and Depression
  • Confusion
  • Rash
  • Itchy skin
  • Diarrhoea

Nail changes:

Complications /Information to beware of/General tips:

Do not wait, phone for an ambulance if have/develop:

  • Heart attack
  • Stroke
  • Delirium (Medical Emergency)
    • Problem with attention (This could mean the person is inattentive and does not focus or that he or she can focus on tasks but at the expense of all else — failure to shift attention.)
    • Disorganised thinking (such as not being able to remember things or being confused)
    • Altered level of consciousness (hyper-alertness and on edge, or sluggish, drowsy or withdrawn)
    • Change is sudden and/or does it fluctuate over hours or days
  • Hallucinations
  • Seizures

This condition can lead to:

This condition may show similar symptoms to:

Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice

Detailed Information

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