# Hyperphosphatemia --- **Hyperphosphatemia** is a condition where there is too much [[phosphate]] in the blood. ## Causes The causes of hyperphosphatemia are: - an excessive dietary intake of phosphorus - [[tumor lysis syndrome]] - much of our phosphate is intracellular - [[acute kidney injury]]/[[renal failure]] - phosphate is normally cleared by the kidneys - [[hypoparathyroidism]] - which leads to [[hypocalcemia]], which has an *inverse* relationship with phophorus - chemotherepy ## Signs & Symptoms The signs and symptoms of hyperphosphatemia are very similar to those of [[hyponatremia]], which includes: - soft tissue calcifications - lungs, heart, kidneys, cornea, etc - tetany - all the other things too ## Treatment Treatment for hyperphosphatemia consists of - Phopshate binders - sevelamer or calcium carbonate - loop diuretics - severe cases can be treated with dialysis - stony deposits may need to be surgically removed ___