Interní Med. 2019; 21(5): 295-298
Vitamin D – When and Why to Investigate?
- Klinika nukleární medicíny a endokrinologie 2. LF Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha
The health consequences of vitamin D deficiency are a global problem. The incidence of osteoporosis as well as other myoskeletal
diseases is increasing. In doing so, the appropriate supplementation with vitamin D can be used to prevent and treat these
diseases. Unfortunately, the laboratory determination of vitamin D is costly and it is not possible to carry out general screening,
but to focus at least on people with a higher risk of deficit. The article answers the question of how to identify these people.
Keywords: kalcidiol, kalcitriol, vitamin D deficiency, vitamin D insufficiency
Published: December 1, 2019 Show citation
