Editing Hyperphosphatemia (section)

==Treatment==
High phosphate levels can be avoided with [[phosphate binders]] and dietary restriction of phosphate.<ref name="Merck Manual Hyperphos" /> If the kidneys are operating normally, a saline diuresis can be induced to renally eliminate the excess phosphate. In extreme cases, the blood can be filtered in a process called [[hemodialysis]], removing the excess phosphate.<ref name="Merck Manual Hyperphos" /> Phosphate-binding medications include [[sevelamer]], [[lanthanum carbonate]], [[calcium carbonate]], and [[calcium acetate]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Critical care nursing : diagnosis and management|date=2014|publisher=Elsevier/Mosby|others=Urden, Linda Diann.|isbn=978-0-323-09178-7|edition=7th|location=St. Louis, Mo.|pages=716|oclc=830669119}}</ref> Previously [[Aluminium hydroxide|aluminum hydroxide]] was the medication of choice, but its use has been largely abandoned due to the increased risk of [[Aluminium toxicity in people on dialysis|aluminum toxicity]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hutchison|first1=Alastair J.|last2=Smith|first2=Craig P.|last3=Brenchley|first3=Paul E. C.|date=October 2011|title=Pharmacology, efficacy and safety of oral phosphate binders|url=http://www.nature.com/articles/nrneph.2011.112|journal=Nature Reviews Nephrology|language=en|volume=7|issue=10|pages=578–589|doi=10.1038/nrneph.2011.112|pmid=21894188|s2cid=19833271|issn=1759-5061|url-access=subscription}}</ref>