Severe Hyperphosphatemia in a Patient with Mild Acute Kidney Injury
Table 1
Patient’s laboratory findings.
Creatinine (mg/dL)
Total CO2 (mmol/L)
Potassium (meq/L)
Magnesium (mg/dL)
Calcium (mg/dL)/albumin (g/dL)
Phosphorus (mg/dL)
Day 1
0.4
21
3.8
1.9
8.5/3.0
2.6
Day 4
0.5
17
3.1
1.3
8.0/2.0
5.0
Day 6
1.25
17
2.7
1.2
7.8/2.5
6.0
Day 10
1.46
22
3.9 (after repletion)
1.9 (after repletion)
8.1/2.3
10.7
Others: urinalysis was without protein, blood, or cellular casts. Venous blood gas pH 7.36; pCO2 29 mmHg; concurrent chemistry total CO2 17 mmol/L; serum anion gap 7 mmol/L.
