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. 2003 May;88(5):403–407. doi: 10.1136/adc.88.5.403

The investigation of hypocalcaemia and rickets

J Singh 1, N Moghal 1, S Pearce 1, T Cheetham 1
PMCID: PMC1719571  PMID: 12716711

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Calculate % TRP and then use this and the serum phosphate to calculate TmP/GFR from the nomogram: % TRP = 1 - (UP x Pcrea)/(Pp x Ucrea). The inner axes are mmol/l and the outer axes mg/100 ml.

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