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Hypervitaminosis D - Symptom
Overview
Symptom
Treatment
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Alternative Names
Vitamin D toxicity
Symptoms:
Constipation
Decreased appetite
(anorexia)
Dehydration
Fatigue
Irritability
Vomiting
Signs and tests:
Hypercalcemia
(excess calcium in the blood)
Hypercalciuria (excess calcium in the urine)
Hypertension
(high blood pressure)
Polydipsia
(excessive thirst)
Polyuria
(passing large amounts of urine)
Tests to confirm the diagnosis:
1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D levels
25-hydroxyvitamin D levels
Serum calcium
Serum phosphorus
X-ray of the bone
Reviewed last on: 12/6/2007
Nancy J. Rennert, M.D., Chief of Endocrinology Diabetes, Norwalk Hospital, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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