<unk>  is an electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood. The condition has many causes, but is most commonly seen when malnourished patients (especially chronic alcoholics) are given large amounts of carbohydrates, which create a high phosphorus demand by cells, removing phosphate from the blood (refeeding syndrome).
Because a decrease in phosphate in the blood is sometimes associated with an increase in phosphate in the urine, the terms<unk>  and "phosphaturia" are occasionally used interchangeably; however, this is improper since there exist many causes of<unk>  besides overexcretion and phosphaturia, and in fact the most common causes of<unk>  are not associated with phosphaturia.
Hypophosphatemia
Hyperphosphatemia
Hypocalcemia
Hypermethioninemia
Hypermagnesemia
Hyposmia
Hypermagnesaemia
Hyperchloremia