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Ca, P, Mg Flashcards

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All calcium in body fluids is ________

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Ionized

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Free calcium

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50%

  • free ions
  • hormonally regulated and contributes to pathologic states
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Anion bound calcium

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Anionic protein

  • 40-45%
  • negatively charges sites on proteins (mostly albumin)
  • changes in blood pH alter binding
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Nonprotein anion

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5-10%

- citrates, PO4, lactate, other small, diffusible anions

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Age

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  • dogs 6-24 weeks of age (1-2 mg/dl higher)

- foals and kittens: same as adults

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Protein concentration

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  • hypoalbuminemia: decreased bound Ca, thus tCa
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Intestinal absorption

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  • dogs, cats, cattle: requires vitamin D
  • PTH activity augments vitamin D actions to increase absorption
  • equines: depends less on vitamin D and more on amount of dietary Ca
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Bone resorption/deposition

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  • PTH: stimulates Ca pumps in osteocyte –> promote Ca movement from bone to bone fluid to ECF
  • vitamin D: enhances Ca resorption from bone by osteoclastic activity and increased response to PTH
  • calcitonin blocks osteolysis via direct changes in osteoclasts and reducing activation of progenitor cells
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Tubular resorption of fCa

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  • fCa and Ca bound to small anions pass freely thru glomerular filtration barrier (protein bound Ca should not pass)
  • 66% resorbed passively in proximal tubules
  • PTH-regulated by activation of hormone specific adenylate cyclase system
  • angiotensin 2 stimulates Na resorption thru the Na/Ca cotransport system (Ca is concurrently resorbed)
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Ca and PO4 interaction

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Ca3(PO4) complexes form in healthy animals

  • [tCa] x [Pi] in mg/dl > 70 –> metastatic mineralization in tissues occurs
  • precipitation may not occur due to inhibitors, or relative amounts of Ca and PO4
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Increased bone mobilization or intestinal absorption of Ca leads to _______

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Increased PTH or PTH-related protein

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Primary hyperparathyroidism

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Parathyroid adenoma or carcinomas secretion
- hypophosphatemia will be present –> PTH increases renal excretion, but if GFR is decreased PO4 might be normal or increased

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Hymoral hypercalcemia of malignancy

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Pseudo-hyperparathyroidism

  • PTHrp production in dogs: lymphoma, apocrine gland carcinoma, melanoma
  • cats: pulmonary carcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, lymphoma
  • horses: myeloma
  • some reports of hypercalcemia inducing neoplasms not related to increased PTHrp in dogs, cats, horses
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Increased vitamin D activity

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Might have concurrent hyperphosphatemia (intestinal absorption of PO4)

  • stimulates formation of Ca binding proteins in intestinal mucosa
  • enhances bone resorption (osteolytic cells more responsive to PTH)
  • decreases renal excretion
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Exogenous vs endogenous vitamin D

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  • exogenous: rodenticide, some medicine, plants, dietary intake
  • endogenous: granulomatous inflammation, neoplasm-associated hypervitaminosis D
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Neoplasia in bone

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Lymphoma and myeloma

  • localized bone resorption and corresponding hypercalcemia
  • not associated with increased PTH, PTHrp, or vitamin D
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Acute/chronic renal disease in horses

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Due to decreased GFR

- lowering dietary Ca intake can reduce or eliminate hypercalcemia

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Acute/chronic renal disease in cats and dogs

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  • Ca binding to citrate or PO4
  • raisin and grape toxicoses
  • chronic renal failure in dogs are 10-15% hypercalemic (binding of Ca to retained anions)
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30% of hypercalcemic dogs have ______

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Hypoadrenocorticism

- might involve binding to protein or citrate and renal excretion

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Adrenalectomized dogs

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Excessive tubular resorption

  • increased angiotensin 2 activity –> activates Na/Ca cotransport system
  • glucocorticoids: increase renal excretion of Ca (cortisol deficiency may allow more absorption)
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Increased protein-bound calcium

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Cases of marked hyperproteinemia associated with multiple myeloma

  • increased negatively charged globulins that will bind Ca
  • transient decrease in [fCa] –> increase in PTH –> increased [tCa] and [fCa]WRI
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22
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Other mechanisms of hypercalcemia

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  • IV infusion of Ca
  • hemoconcentraiton
  • juvenile onset hypothyroidism
  • retained fetus and endometriosis
  • idiopathic hypercalcemia in cats
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Hypoalbuminemic hypocalcemia

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  • decreased protein bound Ca

- [fCa] does not decrease, so no clinical signs of hypocalcemia (pseudo-hypocalcemia)

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Primary hypoparathyroidism

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Decreased resorption of Ca from bone and/or decreased absorption in the intestine –> hyperphosphatemia is expected (needs PTH to excrete PO4)

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Pseudo-hypoparathyroidism

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Unresponsive PTH receptors/pathways

- hypocalcemia

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Hypomagnesemia

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Functional hypoparathyroidism state and hypocalcemia

- adenylate cyclase impaired –> less PTH released and less response to PTH

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Hypovitaminosis D

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Chronic renal disease and failure in dogs, cats, cattle

  • abnormal vitamin D metabolism
  • protein losing nephropathy in dogs
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Vitamin D receptor defect

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Rickets

  • defective receptors and response to vitamin D
  • hypocalcemia
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Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in dogs

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Incomplete digestion of dietary lipids and other ingesta

- frequently also have hypoalbuminemia that would contribute to hypocalcemia

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Pregnancy, parturient, lactational

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Ca lost to milk or fetal bone development

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Hypercalcitonsim

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Thyroid C neoplasms, reported in older bulls

- hypocalcemia

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Nutritional hypocalcemia

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Vitamin D deficient diets

- leads to secondary hyperparathyroidism –> increased bone mobilization (especially in young animals)

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Oxalate toxicity

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Ingestion of plants with high oxalate and low Ca contents

- horses and ruminants

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Ethylene glycol toxicity

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Excess renal excretion

- Ca binding to metabolites in renal tubular fluid

35
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Metabolic alkalosis

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Plasma [HCO3] above the renal threshold –> excretion of Ca with the bicarb
- intravenous HCO3 infusion in cats

36
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Furosemide treatment

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Inhibition of Na and Cl resorption –> less Ca resorption (depends on Na gradients)

37
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Hypocalcemia due to Ca binding with _____

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Diffusible anions

- EDTA, oxalate, citrates

38
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Fracture healing

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Early stages may contribute to hypocalcemia

39
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Acute pancreatitis may cause _____

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Hypocalcemia

- common in dogs and cats

40
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Urinary tract obstruction

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Mild to moderate hypocalcemia may be present

  • may be related to increased [Pi] and binding of fCa
  • renal tubular damage resulting in increased renal excretion
41
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Phosphate enema

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Hyperphosphatemia

  • more Ca/PO4 compounds in plasma and complexes in tissues
  • increased excretion of PO4 and consequently Ca
42
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GI disorders in horses causes ______

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Hypocalcemia

43
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Myopathies

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Hypocalcemia may occur in several equine myopathies

44
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Acute tumor lysis syndrome

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Released PO4 may form complexes and deposits with Ca and bind and inhibit Ca tubular resorption

45
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Rumen overload and hyperadrenocorticism in dogs also cause _____

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Hypocalcemia

46
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[fCa] is tightly controlled by _____

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Hormones

  • abnormal Ca regulation –> clinical signs
  • [tCa] often parallels [fCa] but not always
47
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Hypocalcemia caused by hypoproteinemia or hypoalbuminemia

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[tCa] decreased (less protein-bound Ca)

- [fCa] may be WRI

48
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Hypercalcemia in renal failure or multiple myeloma

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[tCa] increased (more bound Ca with abnormal globulin, citrate, or PO4}
- [fCa] may be WRI

49
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Hypocalcemia in urinary obstruction in cats

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Decreases in [fCa] may be greater and more common than decreases in [tCa]
- Ca may be bound to PO4 and other anions that are not excreted

50
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Chronic renal failure in dogs

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55% had decreased total or free Ca, 33% had increased

- changes in [tCa] did not correlate to changes in [fCa]

51
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Hyperthyriodism in cats

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Decreased [fCa]

- [tCa] WRI

52
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Endurance sports in horses

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Decreased [fCa]

- [tCa] WRI

53
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Blood transfusion

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Massive transfusion of blood or plasma containing citrate as anticoagulant can cause decreased [fCa]

54
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Acidotic calves (due to diarrhea)

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Both were decreased, but [tCa] was decreased more

  • both decreased after fluid therapy
  • therapy with NaHCO3 can rapidly decrease the [fCa]
55
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Change in blood pH affects binding to proteins and other anions

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  • acidemia –> less binding –> increases [fCa]

- alkalemia –> more binding –> decreases [fCa]

56
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Organic acidosis

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Changes depend on severity and duration

  • lactate or acetoacetate may bind Ca –> decreases [fCa]
  • if present in tubular fluid, decrease resorption
  • if acidemia also present –> increases [fCa]
57
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Blood pH also affects [PTH]

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Increased in experimental acidoses, decreased in alkaloses

58
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Routine assays measure

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[tCa]

  • free
  • protein bound
  • bound to anions other than proteins
59
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Serum [fCa] values might be inaccurate when _______

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Blood not handled properly

  • anaerobically
  • separate serum from clot immediately
  • no use of serum separator tubes
60
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Hypocalcemia values

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Decreased protein/albumin = decreased bound

- normal [fCa] regulation: WRI

61
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Hypocalcemia with normal protein concentrations

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Low [tCa] indicates decreased [fCa]

  • inadequate PTH or vitamin D activties
  • bound Ca is unchanged
62
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Severity of decreased [fCa] may not be evident from [tCa] if bound Ca is _____

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Increased

  • chronic renal failure: abnormal vitamin D metabolism –> decreased [fCa]
  • increased citrate and PO4 –> increased [bound Ca]
63
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Hypocalcemia due to in vitro changes

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Excess heparin in sample can cause falsely decreased [fCa]

- binding to heparin

64
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Hypercalcemic samples usually have high _____

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[fCa]

  • PTH, PTHrp, vitamin D activities increased
  • bound Ca might be unchanged
65
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WRI [tCa]

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Normocalcemia and hypoproteinemia

- suggests increased [fCa]

66
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[fCa] is affected by altered _______

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Plasma pH and nonprotein anions

  • lactic acidosis –>
  • acidemia: decreases protein-bound
  • nonprotein anions: increased [bound Ca]
67
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Different forms of phosphorous

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  • pH 7.4: H2PO4 and HPO4 are in a 1:4 ratio
  • 10% bound to cationic proteins
  • 35% bound to nonprotein cations
  • 55% is free
68
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Renal clearance of PO4

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Major route of excretion

- PTH is potent phosphaturic agent (inhibit resorption in distal tubules)

69
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Absorption of PO4 in intestines

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Enhanced by 1,25 DHCC (calcitriol, metabolite of vitamin D)

70
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Resorption from bone

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PTH stimulates osteocytes and osteoclasts to release PO4 from bone

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Shifting of PO4 between ICF and ECF

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Insulin promotes entry into cells

72
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Animal age

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  • growth hormone: increases renal resorption –> increased [Pi]
  • serum [Pi] is greater in young, growing animals than in the adult
73
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Decreased urinary PO4 excretion

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  • decreased GFR: magnitude parallels severity in most species except horses
  • urinary bladder rupture or urine leakage into tissues
  • decreased [iPTH] or activity: primary or pseudo hypoparathyroidism
  • acromegaly: growth hormone increases tubular PO4 resorption
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Increased PO4 absorption from intestine

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  • phosphate enema or ingestion of phosphate urinary acidifier
  • increased vitamin D
  • intestinal lesions: devitalized intestinal mucosa allows PO4 to enter plasma
  • diets with low Ca:PO4 ratio
75
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Shift from ICF to ECF

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Myopathies (release from damaged muscle fibers)

- acute tumor lysis syndrome: release from necrotic neoplastic cells

76
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Pseudo-hyperphosphatemia

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In cases of hyperbilirubinemia, monoclonal gammopathy, in vitro hyemolysis

77
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Other mechanisms of hyperphosphatemia

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  • hyperthyroidism in cats
  • lactic acidosis
  • hyperadrenocorticisim in dogs
78
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Increased urinary excretion

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  • prolonged diuresis: less PO4 is resorbed
  • increased PTH or PTHrp
  • fanconi syndrome: proximal tubular defect –> decreased resorption of glucose, amino acids, and PO4
79
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Decreased intestinal PO4 absorption

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  • prolonged anorexia or PO4 deficient diet
  • PO4 binding agents
  • hypovitaminosis D
  • intestinal malabsorption
80
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Shift of PO4 from ECF to ICF

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  • hyperinsulinism: promotes entry into cells
  • glucose infusion
  • solute diuresis and increased insulin
  • respiratory alkalosis
  • PO4 into erythrocytes, due to increased phosphorylation during accelerated glcolysis
81
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Defective mobilization of PO4 from bone

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  • postparturient paresis (milk fever) and eclampsie

- inability to mobilize sufficient Ca and PO4 from bones to replace what is lost in milk

82
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Equine renal disease

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May be seen in hypercalcemic cases, not a consistent finding

  • halothane anesthesia in horses
  • hypophosphatemia
83
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Pseudo hypophosphatemia due to conjugated

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Hyperbilirubinemia

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