Vitamin D Deficiency Leads to Treatment Guidelines
Vitamin D is currently a topic of intense interest to the scientific and lay communities. Recently a committee convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
Vitamin D deficiency has emerged as a significant public health problem throughout the world. Even in the Indian context,it has been reported to be present in majority of children in spite of wide availability of sunlight. Recent guidelines have defined vitamin D status as severe deficiency, defi...
1979. Guidelines for the Eradication of Vitamin A Deficiency and Xerophthalmia . VI. Recent Advances in the Metabolism and Function of Vitamin A and Their... LM De Luca,J Glover,J Heller,... 被引量: 35发表: 1978年 Lesson of the Week: Vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia in the United...
The WHO, supported by its member states, should implement a strategy to eradicate vitamin D (and calcium) deficiency-associated rickets Abstract Vitamin D is essential for calcium and bone homeostasis. Humans are largely dependent on UVB-radiation-induced photosynthesis of vitamin D, as few foods ...
Vitamin D, a unique vitamin with endocrine function is required in the human body primarily for calcium homeostasis and possibly several other functions. Deficiency of the vitamin is extremely frequent world-wide. Studies on Indian population place the prevalence of deficiency at 70 to 100% in ...
Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency: New Guidelines for Vitamin D Intake These new vitamin D intake guidelines for healthy infants and children are based on the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences... LM Gartner - 《Pediatrics》 被引量: 961发表: 2003年 Canadian Physical...
(D recommendation) These recommendations apply to community-dwelling adults who are not known to have osteoporosis or vitamin D deficiency. Introduction The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations about the effectiveness of specific preventive care services for patients without ...
Teach how to give Vitamin D drops; explain that Vitamin D deficiency is widespread in pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, leading to increased risk of rickets in infants. Teach how to give supplemental iron; explain that lack of iron transfer from mother (normally occurs in the third ...
Findings Initial evaluation should include 25-hydroxyvitamin D measurement, 24-hour urine calcium measurement, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and supplementation for vitamin D deficiency. Parathyroidectomy is indicated for all symptomatic patients, should be considered for most asymptomatic patients, and...