Abstract
The administration of a commercial phosphate cathartic in conventional doses to normal subjects prior to barium enema resulted in a striking increase in serum phosphorus levels followed by a decline in serum calcium levels in all subjects. Changes were highly significant (P <.01) when compared with control subjects who were prepared for the same procedure with magnesium citrate. Levels of serum potassium also decreased significantly (P <.01) but not serum sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, or magnesium.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1114-1116 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Archives of Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 138 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1978 |