Should we be using calcium-containing phosphate binders in patients on dialysis?

Nat Clin Pract Nephrol. 2008 Mar;4(3):118-9. doi: 10.1038/ncpneph0710. Epub 2008 Jan 15.

Authors

David M Spiegel¹, Geoffrey A Block

Affiliation

¹ Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA. david.spiegel@uchsc.edu

PMID: 18212784
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0710

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Calcium Compounds / adverse effects
Calcium Compounds / therapeutic use*
Chelating Agents / therapeutic use*
Humans
Hypercalcemia / chemically induced
Hypercalcemia / prevention & control
Hyperphosphatemia / prevention & control*
Renal Dialysis*

Substances

Calcium Compounds
Chelating Agents