Nadeem Shafi

OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know Are you sure your patient has a disorder of phosphorus? What are the typical findings for this disease? Phosphorus exists in the body in multivalent forms bound to oxygen called phosphates (Phos), or as phosphorus bound to other macromolecules. A major intracellular anion and constituent of nucleic acids…

You’re Reading an Archived Article: For up-to-date Diagnosis & Disease information, visit this article on hypernatremia. OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know Are you sure your patient has a disorder of sodium? What are the typical findings for this disease? Sodium is the major cation of the extracellular space. It is a primary determinant…