Oral sodium phosphate bowel preps may harm the kidneys in some patients
June 2006
Oral sodium phosphate bowel preps may harm the kidneys in some patients.
Products such as Fleet Phospho-Soda and Phosphates Solution can cause fluid loss and high serum phosphate levels.
In vulnerable patients, this can lead to acute renal failure...due to dehydration and precipitation of calcium and phosphate in the kidneys.
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