A 54-year-old male asked:
what is the recommmended dose of vitamin d for someone with kidney disease?
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Dr. Robert Kneece answered
Specializes in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Depends: It depends on the extent and type of the kidney disease,and the level of vitamin D.if severe kidney disease need a different type of vitamin because can not activate regular Vitamin D
Answered on Jan 30, 2019
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