Vitamin D
Also Known As: Vitamin D
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About the Test
Description:
A vitamin synthesized by skin exposure to sunshine and is required for absorption of calcium and phosphorus by the intestinal tract.
Clinical Significance:
Correlated with different clinical conditions.
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Target Levels (where applicable)
REFERENCE INTERVALS FOR ADULTS:
Deficient: < 20
Insufficient : 20 - 29
Sufficient : 30 - 100
Potential Toxicity : > 100
What is being checked
INCREASE IN: Gastrointestinal symptoms (anorexia, nausea, vomiting, constipation). In infants- failure to thrive, mental retardation.
DECREASE IN: anticonvulsants usage, diabetes mellitus, hypoparathyroidism, renal osteodystrophy, renal tubular acidosis.