Serum Phosphorus

Also known as P; PO4; Phosphate; Inorganic Phosphate

Why test for Serum Phosphorus Level at Symbion VIP Diagnostics, Ahmedabad ?

A higher than normal level (hyperphosphatemia) may be due to many different health conditions. Common causes include:

• Diabetic ketoacidosis (life-threatening condition that may occur in people with diabetes)
• Hypoparathyroidism (parathyroid glands do not make enough of their hormone)
• Kidney failure
• Liver disease
• Too much vitamin D
• Too much phosphate in your diet
• Use of certain medicines such as laxatives that have phosphate in them

A lower than normal level (hypophosphatemia) may be due to:

• Alcoholism
• Hypercalcemia (too much calcium in the body)
• Primary hyperparathyroidism (parathyroid glands make too much of their hormone)
• Too little dietary intake of phosphate
• Very poor nutrition
• Too little vitamin D, resulting in bone problems such as rickets (childhood) or osteomalacia (adult)