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TPN: Phosphorus deficiency

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I believe this keyword is referring to the "Refeeding syndrome"

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/34/3/393.pdf

The brief article above sums it up nicely with two case reports on how aggresssive parenteral nutrition can cause serious complications.

Take home points
-in the starved or semi-starved state, the body relies on fat metabolism which does not require phosphorylated intermediates.
-suddenly introducing glucose (TPN) in large quantities is associated with a high...

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