Guest guest Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Good morning, I just had a doctor ask me how much vit D recommended w/ prednisone. I do not know details of dosage, Vit D levels but thougth there might be some basic guidelines. Thanks in advance. Conger, MS, RD, CD, CDE Outpatient Clinical Dietitian Pager number: karenc4@... Email Confidentiality Footer: The above email may contain patient identifiable or confidential information. Because email is not secure, please be aware of associated risks of email transmission. If you are a patient, communicating to a UW Medicine Provider via email implies your agreement to email communication; see http://www.uwmedicine.org/Global/Compliance/EmailRisk.htm The information is intended for the individual named above. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify the sender by reply email, and then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. See our Notice of Privacy Practices at www.uwmedicine.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Steroids can cause osteoporosis BUT I thought that was just a risk, not a Vitamin D risk. I would recommend a Vit D blood level and treat from there. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:40 PM, KAREN CONGER wrote: > > > Good morning, > I just had a doctor ask me how much vit D recommended w/ prednisone. I do > not know details of dosage, Vit D levels but thougth there might be some > basic guidelines. Thanks in advance. > > Conger, MS, RD, CD, CDE > Outpatient Clinical Dietitian > Pager number: > karenc4@... <karenc4%40u.washington.edu> > > Email Confidentiality Footer: > The above email may contain patient identifiable or confidential > information. Because email is not secure, please be aware of associated > risks of email transmission. If you are a patient, communicating to a UW > Medicine Provider via email implies your agreement to email > communication; see > http://www.uwmedicine.org/Global/Compliance/EmailRisk.htm > > The information is intended for the individual named above. If you are > not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use > of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify the > sender by reply email, and then destroy all copies of the message and any > attachments. See our Notice of Privacy Practices at www.uwmedicine.org. > > > -- Ortiz, MS, RD " I plan on living forever - so far so good " " Cause of obesity, heart disease and cancer: Look at the end of your fork " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Steroids can cause osteoporosis BUT I thought that was just a risk, not a Vitamin D risk. I would recommend a Vit D blood level and treat from there. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:40 PM, KAREN CONGER wrote: > > > Good morning, > I just had a doctor ask me how much vit D recommended w/ prednisone. I do > not know details of dosage, Vit D levels but thougth there might be some > basic guidelines. Thanks in advance. > > Conger, MS, RD, CD, CDE > Outpatient Clinical Dietitian > Pager number: > karenc4@... <karenc4%40u.washington.edu> > > Email Confidentiality Footer: > The above email may contain patient identifiable or confidential > information. Because email is not secure, please be aware of associated > risks of email transmission. If you are a patient, communicating to a UW > Medicine Provider via email implies your agreement to email > communication; see > http://www.uwmedicine.org/Global/Compliance/EmailRisk.htm > > The information is intended for the individual named above. If you are > not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use > of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify the > sender by reply email, and then destroy all copies of the message and any > attachments. See our Notice of Privacy Practices at www.uwmedicine.org. > > > -- Ortiz, MS, RD " I plan on living forever - so far so good " " Cause of obesity, heart disease and cancer: Look at the end of your fork " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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