Differentials for students
Hi all, We are becoming a new clinical site for vet students, and to make sure I am up to speed, when a student is presenting their problem list and then differentials, how do you like them in order? DAMNIT-V/VITAMIN-D? Have them say (for vomiting in dog) "it could be metabolic disease such as Cushing's, Addison's, DM. Infectious/inflammatory such as viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal, parasitic or gastritis, gastroenterititis". It has been a long time since being a student! Any input is... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: futuredvm297 Tags: Veterinary Source Type: forums

Vitamin D and cardiovascular events: putting D-Health results into context.
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Source: BMJ Comments - August 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Vitamin D supplementation and major cardiovascular events: D-Health randomised controlled trial
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Secondary causes of depression
After reading a lot about neurometabolic disorders in depression, and cases of refractory patients that get better after an intervention like vitamin D or folate, I was wondering: 1) What are your go-to screening tests for depression? Is it worth it to quantify folate and B12 levels? What about testosterone on males or tests like DHEA suppresion? 2) I've read the CANMAT on supplements (Clinician guidelines for the treatment of psychiatric disorders with nutraceuticals and... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 12, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: FrancisTheCatatonic Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

Re: Vitamin D supplementation and major cardiovascular events: D-Health randomised controlled trial
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Mortality among participants in placebo and vitamin D groups
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Source: BMJ Comments - June 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Vitamin D supplementation and major cardiovascular events: D-Health randomised controlled trial
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Source: BMJ Comments - June 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

It is racism to ignore the colour of skin and its associated differences in vitamin D production linked to health problems and maternal mortality
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Source: BMJ Comments - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Vitamin D linked to fewer suicides.
Vitamin D Supplementation Linked to Fewer Suicide Attempts A large retrospective study of US veterans finds those receiving vitamin D2 or D3 had fewer suicide attempts or episodes of intentional self-harm than matched peers who didn't take the vitamin. www.medscape.com (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: whopper Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

Re: Can vitamin D protect against covid-19?
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 23, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Prevention of covid-19 and other acute respiratory infections with cod liver oil supplementation, a low dose vitamin D supplement: quadruple blinded, randomised placebo controlled trial
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Effect of a test-and-treat approach to vitamin D supplementation on risk of all cause acute respiratory tract infection and covid-19: phase 3 randomised controlled trial (CORONAVIT)
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Oral vitamin D supplementation has a limited role in many patients: irradiation with UVB could be beneficial to produce an optimal level of vit D3, even for the normal individual.
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Effect of a test-and-treat approach to vitamin D supplementation on risk of all cause acute respiratory tract infection and covid-19: phase 3 randomised controlled trial (CORONAVIT)
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 10, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums