Vitamin D: Testing and supplementation in adults
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Vitamin D and calcium supplementation to prevent fractures in adults.
❏ A. Recommend that she start taking 400 IU of vitamin D3 and 1,000 mg of calcium daily. ❏ B. Recommend that she start taking 800 IU of vitamin D3 and 1,500 mg of calcium daily. ❏ C. Refer her for a bone mineral density assessment before making a recommendation. ❏ D. Recommend that she not take low doses of vitamin D and calcium because they have not been shown to prevent fractures in community...
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عنوان ژورنال: InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1755-7380,1755-7399
DOI: 10.1177/1755738020949568