Vitamin D Deficiency Overview
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Joseph Koss is an Internal Medicine provider in Muncie, Indiana. Dr. Koss and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Osteopenia, Melorheostosis, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Koss is currently accepting new patients.
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Todd Duerfeldt is a Family Medicine provider in Alexandria, Indiana. Dr. Duerfeldt and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Neuropathy, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Duerfeldt is currently accepting new patients.
Blanca David is a Family Medicine provider in Anderson, Indiana. Dr. David and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. David is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: In the VITdAL-ICU trial using a large oral dose of vitamin D3 in 480 adult critically ill patients, there was no benefit regarding the primary endpoint hospital length of stay. However, the predefined subgroup with severe vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D ≤ 12ng/ml) had significantly lower 28-day mortality (36.3% placebo vs. 20.4% vitamin D group, hazard ratio (HR) 0.52 (0.30-0.89), number needed to t...
Summary: This is a single site double blind randomized controlled trial of replacing Vitamin D for Vitamin D-deficient burn patients at a current recommended dose (400 IU daily) versus a higher dose (4000 IU daily). Capsules will be made in a compounding pharmacy and will look identical. Randomized controlled trial. People who meet the selection criteria will be randomized to either low or high dosage of V...