April 12, 2022

Vitamin D Supplementation: Pearls for Practicing Clinicians – 03/16/2022

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?myncbishare=dukemlib&dr=abstract&otool=dukemlib&term=35232828

Typically, it takes 2000 units per day to replace what most people require, and note that obese patients require higher doses.  It appears that it’s better absorbed when taken with the largest meal of the day.  Vitamin D toxicity can occur and can present with confusion, dysarthria, ataxia, and hypercalcemia.

03/16/2022