Severe hypophosphatemia as a complication of the treatment of hypothermia.
Severe hypophosphatemia (less than 1.0 mg/dL) has been described in only a few well-defined clinical situations. Reported here is the first case, to my knowledge, of severe hypophosphatemia occurring during the rewarming of a profoundly hypothermic patient. Urinary excretion of phosphorus was minimal, implying a shift of phosphorus into the intracellular space.
D000368:Aged; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood*
D010710:Phosphates