Vitamin D Plus Profile
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Vitamin D plays an important role in calcium absorption and its deficiency can lead to abnormal bone development, bone weakness, and pain. It also helps maintain proper levels of calcium, phosphate, and parathyroid hormone. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) controls the level of calcium in blood. This test is often done to find the cause of hyper or hypocalcemia, osteoporosis, kidney stone and low vitamin D levels. Thus, vitamin D and PTH levels are often related. Vitamin D Plus profile is a simple blood test where PTH test is done when Vit D level is less than 30 ng/ml. It can be undertaken to see if Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency is found to affect the PTH levels as well. This profile is a helpful indication of osteomalacia, rickets, and osteoporosis (bone weakening).
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- This test is a helpful indication of osteomalacia, rickets, and osteoporosis (bone weakening).
- Rickets in toddlers and osteomalacia in adults, which manifests as bone malformation and raises the risk of fracture, must be diagnosed through testing.
- Estimated levels are used to track vitamin D replacement therapy.
- Secondary hyperparathyroidism can be identified by low vitamin D levels.
- PTH test is used to identify hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism, and to track renal disease along with vitamin D levels.
- PTH is also employed in the diagnosis of kidney stones and osteoporosis causes.
- Vitamin D plus test is done in cases of abnormal calcium levels. This may mainly occur in patients with chronic kidney diseases, where the vitamin D levels are suspected to be affected due to faulty metabolism.
- It may be done to diagnose any genetic predisposition to vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin D Plus Profile measures the level of 1,25 Dihydroxy vitamin D in the blood. PTH test is done when Vit D is less than 30 ng/ml.
A vitamin D plus profile is a blood test. During a blood test, a health care professional will take a blood sample from a vein in your arm, using a small needle. After the needle is inserted, a small amount of blood will be collected into a test tube or vial. You may feel a little sting when the needle goes in or out. This usually takes less than five minutes.
Low levels may occur in chronic renal impairments and also in cases of hypoparathyroidism. High levels may occur in hyperparathyroidism or due to certain diseases like sarcoidosis and lymphomas.
Low vitamin D levels are linked to osteoporosis, brittle bones, and a higher risk of fractures. Rickets can result from severe deficiency. Very high levels are linked to weakness, poor appetite, constipation, nausea, and vomiting.
If Vitamin D becomes less than 30 ng/ml, a PTH test is performed.
