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Descriptor
English
:
Hypophosphatemia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hipofosfatemia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hipofosfatemia
Tree Number:
C18.452.750.400
Definition
English
:
A condition of an abnormally low level of
PHOSPHATES
in the
blood
. Severe
hypophosphatemia
(below 1 mg/liter) can
affect
every organ in the body leading to
HEMOLYSIS
; LASSITUDE;
SEIZURES
; and
COMA
. Chronic
hypophosphatemia
can
lead
to
MUSCLE WEAKNESS
; and
bone diseases
, such as
RICKETS
and
OSTEOMALACIA.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
a clinical entity (abnorm decreased
blood
phosphates): not for transient decreased
blood
phosphate levels ( =
PHOSPHATES
/blood)
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Hypophosphatemia
/
congenital
use
Hypophosphatemia, Familial
History Note
English
:
94
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
drug therapy
economics
ethnology
embryology
enzymology
epidemiology
etiology
genetics
history
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
31395
Unique Identifier:
D017674
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