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How much vitamin D should I take?
Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric, Kenneth W. Lyles
Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric, Kenneth W. Lyles
Published April 23, 2012
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2012;122(5):1598-1599. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI62966.
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The Attending Physician

How much vitamin D should I take?

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Clinical vignette: A 68-year-old woman consults you after a recent bone mineral density screening revealed osteopenia, total hip T score of –1.8. Further evaluation shows her only other abnormal lab value is a serum 25-hydroxy­vitamin D [25(OH)D] level of 13 ng/ml (normal 30–80). You find no evidence of malabsorption. What vitamin D supplement regimen should you recommend to reduce her risk of fractures?

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Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric, Kenneth W. Lyles

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