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DRI

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Daily Reference Intakes

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EAR

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Estimated Average Requirement: daily nutrient intake estimated to meet req of 50% of healthy individuals in specific group

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RDA/RDI

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Recommended Daily Allowance/ intake:
Average Daily nutrient intake level estimated to meet the req of nearly all healthy individuals in a specific life stage or gender group = EAR*2 standard deviations

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AI

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Adequate intake: used when RDA is unknown

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UL

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Upper limit: in supplements: to pose no risks

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Macronutrients

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Proteins, Carbs, Fats. 56:130:14 g/d (RD/AI adults)

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Micronutrients

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Vitamins, minerals, trace elements
Individual RDA/AI

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Vitamins def

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Organic chem supplied exogenously to reach adequate functional amounts

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9
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Only non-exogenous vitamin

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vitamin D

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10
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Fat-soluble vitamins

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ADEK

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Water soluble vitamins

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C and B

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12
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Primary vs secondary vitamin deficiency

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Primary: inadequate intake
Secondary: absorption and/or drug-nutrient interaction issues, increased requirements

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13
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Absorption of Fat-soluble vitamins + examples

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bile salts enhance or are required, ex beta-carotene, vit A precursor
Reduced absorption with increased intake like Vit E

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14
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Transport of fat-soluble vitamins

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vit E transported in blood by plasma beta-lipoproteins
Vit A and beta-carotene transported from intestine in chylomicrons via lymph
Vit A released into the plasma as retinol bound to RBP (ret binding protein)

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15
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Storage of fat-soluble vitamins

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A and E mainly in liver, some in muscle, kidney, adipose tissue and lung
E mobilized slowly from adipocytes
vit K storage limited, depleted in 10-20 days

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16
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Vitamin A conversion pathway

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beta-carotene –> retinal –> retinol (vit A)

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17
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beta-carotene vs retinols and retinals

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Beta-carotene from plants, less easily absorbed than retinal and retinols
Retinols from animal products, like fish and dairy

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18
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RDA vitamin A

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700 ug/d females
900 ug/d males
about 1 cup raw carrot

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19
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vitamin A functions

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  1. cellular differentiation - immunity development
  2. visual pigments - opsin binds retinal = rhodopsin
  3. Regulation of gene expression via retinoic acid
    all-trans retinoic acid binds to RAR, RAR+RXR binds RARE
    RAR- retinoic acid receptor RXR = retinoid X receptor
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20
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Vitamin A deficiency

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  • leading cause of blindness in developing nations = dietary deficiency
  • increase infectious diseases, resp, GI
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21
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Vit A: pharma uses

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  • skin conditions, acne, fine lines, blemishes
  • acute promyelocytic leukemia (RAR mutations, impaired diff of promyelocytes (PCL302))
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Vitamin A toxicity: reason, acute effects, long-term toxicity

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  1. Results from excess supplementations
  2. Acute effects of 1 dose 200 000 mcg: blurred vision, vertigo, nausea
  3. Long-term toxicity: liver damage, birth defects, skin + joint damage
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23
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Vitamin E; 2 types, how many subtypes each has

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Four tocopherols, and four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta), sat vs unsat side chain

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24
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Vit E with highest nutrient significance, where found

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Alpha-tocopherol- greatest nutritional significance
plant source: veggie oils, wheat ger,

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25
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Vitamin E: highest bio activity

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d-alpha-tocopherol

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26
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RDA of Vit E

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RDA 15 mg/d, alpha-tocopherol
100 ml canola oil, 15 tbsp wheat germ

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27
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Vitamin E functions

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  • antioxidant
  • prevents lipid oxidative damage
  • inhibits PKC, cell signalling
  • inhibits platelet aggregation
  • enhance vasodilation
  • Affects activity of immune + inflammatory cells
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28
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Prevalence of vitamin E deficiency

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Rare in healthy adults

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29
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Reason for vit E deficiency

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  • chronic fat malabsorption or beta-lipoprotein deficiency
  • premature infants - limited storage, absorption
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30
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Symptoms of vit E deficiency

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  • Anemia - reduced erythrocyte survival
  • Progressive neurological disorder - impaired balance + neuropathy
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Vit E: absorption, circulation, storage

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  1. 50% absorption
  2. Circulates bound to beta-lipoprotein
  3. Storage: liver, muscle and fat
32
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Therapeutic use/prevention

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Treatment of susceptible individuals - preventing CVD

33
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Range of vit E toxicity

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Limited, when >2000 mg alpha-tocopherol/day

34
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Toxicity of vitamin E

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  • May exacerbate a vitamin K deficiency
  • Possiblity of impaired blood clotting - hemorrhage
35
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Vitamin E downreagulates these drugs:

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Anticoagulant therapy, antiplatelet drugs, vitamin K deficient individuals

36
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These drugs downregulate vitamin E absorption :

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cholestryamine
colestipol
isoniazid
mineral oil
phenobarbital
phenytoin
carbamazepine

37
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Natural occurring vitamin K

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plants: phylloquinone K1
bacteria: menaquinone-n K2

38
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dietary sources of vitamin K

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K1: green leafy veggies
K2: egg yolk, fermented food, microbiota

39
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RDA vitamin K

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90 mcg, 1/2 cup cooked kale - 530 ug

40
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Vitamin K epoxide cycle

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Vit K –> Reduced vitamin K, Hydroquinone –> Vitamin K epoxide –> vit K

41
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Enzyme quinone reductase

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vitamin K –> reduced vit K, Hydroquinone

42
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Carboxylase

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HYdroquinone –> vit K epoxide
also produces gamma -carboxylated proteins
clotting factors
matrix gla proteins MGP

43
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what does matrix gla protein do?

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inhibition of innapropriate calcification/mineralization when not in skeletal tissue, both MGP + K need carboxylation to properly work

44
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Epoxide reductase

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Vitamin K epoxide –> vitamin K, recycling step

45
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Vit K epoxide enzymes inhibited by warfarin

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Quinone reductase, Epoxide reductase, if want low clotting, anticoagulation

46
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Calcification in bone vs prevention of calcification in arteries

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in bone - vitamin K, but prevent calc. in arteries - MGP, still need preventing surplus of K

47
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Vitamin K functions

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Coagulation, calcium-binding of some proteins, bone mineralization, cellular growth and regulation

48
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Vitamin K dependent clotting factors where, coenzyme for what, conversions?

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Synthesized in the liver, coenzymes for the gamma-carboxylation of glutamin acid residues
result in conversion to gamma-carboxyglutamic acid

49
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Vit K storage, recycling

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Limited storage 10-20 days
reused by oxidation/red cycle

50
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What produces Vit K deficiency

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Malabsorption
Administration of antagonist warfarin
chronic use cephalosporin antibiotics

51
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Vit K deficiency symptoms

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Increased prothrombin time - bleeding, hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
first evident in GI bleeding

52
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Therapeutic uses of vit K

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increase biosynthesis of liver clotting factors
prevention of hemorrhagic disease of newborn
antidote for anticoagulant toxicity

53
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Vitamin D, how is it different

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not a true vitamin - can be synthesized by body

54
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Derivation of vit D

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from cholesterol
D2 from plants - ergocalciferol
D3 from animals - cholecalciferol

55
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Vitamin D regulation of gene transcription

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calcitriol + VDR complex in nucleus
Complex binds with RXR to form heterodimer
binds to vitamin D responsive elements
Change in gene transcription
(bone related genes, 24 hydroxylase, p21, TGFbeta2 and others)

56
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Vitamin D synthesis in body

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7-dehydrocholesterol + UVB in skin converted to
Cholecalciferol vit D in liver converted to
Calcidiol 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in kidney conv to
Calcitriol 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D
^^ active form - bone + small intestine

57
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Vitamin D actions

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  • increase calcium absorption from gut
  • increase bone mineralization
  • regulation of immune function
58
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When lack of UVB Toronto and Edmonton to make it D

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Latitude 43.6 N - Toronto: Nov-Feb
Latitude 53 N - Edmonton - Oct-March

59
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Vitamin D insufficiency definition

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Conservative <40 nmol/L lack of 25 (OH)-D, the calcidiol in the kidney- easier, higher to measure in blood
No stimulation of PTH when < 80 nmol/L

60
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Vitamin D deficiency in children

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Rickets: Insufficiency or mutations in VDR

61
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Vit D deficiency in adults

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Osteomalactia: rare, decrease in bone mineral [], bone pain and soft bones

62
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Toxicity of vitamin D from what

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from chronic high dose supplementation
higher potential with supplemented calcitriol

63
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Reason for adverse effect of vit D

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Adverse effects from elevated blood calcium levels

64
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Symptoms of vit D toxicity

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Fatigue, headache, diarrhea, hypercalcemia
demineralization of bone and calcification of organs such as heart, kidneys, lungs, blood vessels and skin, growth arrest
too low - low mineralization
too much - remove mineralization as well

65
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Vitamin D bioregulation when low Ca++

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Low ca –> parathyroid gland–> increase PTD –> increase Ca++ reabsorption and PO4 excretion in kidneys
Increase calcitriol from kidney–> Ca++ reabsorption from intestine
PTH –> Higher CA++ PO4+ release from bone
Result normal Ca++

66
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What does PTH do?

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Stimulate hydroxylases

67
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Normal range calcium extracellular

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2.2-2.7 mM

68
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Hypocalcemia: symptoms

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<2.05 mM
Symptoms;
related to increased neuromuscular irritability
numbness, tingling in fingers, toes
muscle cramps, tetany, convulsions
irritability, impaired mental capacity
Laryngospasm, bronchospasm, cardiac arrest

69
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Hypocalcemia: causes

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Hypoparathyroidism
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D resistance

70
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Hypercalcemia symptoms

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> 2.96 mM
Symptoms:
Decreased neuromuscular activity
Lethargy, lack of concentration, sleepiness
Headache, muscle weakness
Vomiting, diarrhea, polyuria, nocturia

71
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Hypercalcemia Causes

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Hyperparathyroidism
Malignancies
Ectopic vitamin D production

72
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Vitamin D therapy

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Ergocalciferol vitamin D2
Calciferol
Drisdol (ergocalciferol) 25 hydroxyvitamin D2
Calcitriol 1.25 dihydroxyvitamin D3

73
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Considerations for therapy with vitamin D

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Time to reach equilibrium
Fat malabsorption, hepatobiliary disease or renal disease

74
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Drug interactions with vitamin D

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Anticonvulsants: inhibit hydroxylation in liver
Glucocorticoids: inhibit actions of vitamin D at the VDR

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