25 OH VITAMIN D3

Description

  • 11 -70 ng/ml

Clinical significance

  • The main role of Vit D is to help regulate blood levels of calcium, phosphorous and Magnesium. It is vital for the growth and health of bones. Two forms of Vit D can be measured in the blood, 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25- dihyrdoxyvitamin D
  • 25 OHD3 is the major form found in blood and is a precursor for other vitamin D metabolites. It is the best indicator for vitamin D status in one’s body.
  • The test allows precise diagnosis and better management of clinical or suspected cases of Rickets or osteomalacia and helps to diagnose vitamin D intoxication, as a part of a differential diagnosis of hypocalcaemia.

When to get tested

Elevated level

  • Hypocalcaemia
  • Vitamin D intoxication

Decreased level

  • Nutritional rickets/ Osteomalacia
  • Senile/ Postmenopausal osteoporosis
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (eg: Crohn’s disease)
  • Insufficiency of exocrine pancreas
  • Biliary cirrhosis
  • Liver dysfunction
  • Renal osteodystrophy
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Neonatal hypocalcaemia
  • Hypocalcemia
  • Anticonvulsant drugs

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