Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and the Safety and Effectiveness of Monthly Ergocalciferol in Hemodialysis Patients - Concepedia

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Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and the Safety and Effectiveness of Monthly Ergocalciferol in Hemodialysis Patients

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2007

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Georges Saab, Daniel O. Young, Yekaterina Gincherman, Karla Giles, Kathryn Norwood, Daniel W. Coyne

Nephron Clinical Practice

Abstract

We conclude that the vast majority of hemodialysis patients are vitamin D-deficient; monthly ergocalciferol 50,000 IU is safe and effective in normalizing serum 25(OH)D levels and may have an epoetin-sparing effect.

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