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Electrolyte vs Hypophosphatemia - What's the difference?

electrolyte | hypophosphatemia |

As nouns the difference between electrolyte and hypophosphatemia

is that electrolyte is electrolyte while hypophosphatemia is (medicine) an electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.

electrolyte

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) a substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity
  • (physiology) any of the various ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes

    • Related terms

    * electrolytic

    hypophosphatemia

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hypophosphataemia

    Noun

    (wikipedia hypophosphatemia)
  • (medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.

    • See also

    * phosphaturia