Phosphoremia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The presence of phosphorus (typically as some form of phosphate) in the blood uncountable

    "A recent meta-analysis [15 ], aimed at assessing the association of ΔGFR with subsequent risk of ESRD, has similarly reported an association between improved eGFR and lower risk of ESRD. At variance with that study, however, we also considered proteinuria, causes of CKD, BMI, phosphoremia, uricemia and Hb, as potential confounders of CKD regression."

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"A recent meta-analysis [15 ], aimed at assessing the association of ΔGFR with subsequent risk of ESRD, has similarly reported an association between improved eGFR and lower risk of ESRD. At variance with that study, however, we also considered proteinuria, causes of CKD, BMI, phosphoremia, uricemia and Hb, as potential confounders of CKD regression."

Etymology

From phosphor + -emia.

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