Aliquot #29: Vitamin D & COVID-19
Aliquot #29: Vitamin D & COVID-19
Vitamin D is a hormone produced in the body. People who have poor vitamin D status are more likely to test positive for COVID-19. In the setting of COVID-19, vitamin D deficiency drives poor outcomes. Treating patients with calcifediol, a prescription vitamin D analog, might be more effective at increasing vitamin D to therapeutic levels. This Aliquot segment features Dr. Roger Seheult, a quadruple board-certified physician serving on the frontlines of COVID-19 care and co-founder of MedCram.
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Vitamin D is a hormone produced in the body. People who have poor vitamin D status are more likely to test positive for COVID-19. In the setting of COVID-19, vitamin D deficiency drives poor outcomes. Treating patients with calcifediol, a prescription vitamin D analog, might be more effective at increasing vitamin D to therapeutic levels. This Aliquot segment features Dr. Roger Seheult, a quadruple board-certified physician serving on the frontlines of COVID-19 care and co-founder of MedCram.
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Introduction
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Association between COVID-19 positivity rates and groups most affected by vitamin D deficiency
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Vitamin D's ACE2/renin-angiotensin-promoting effects may be involved in COVID-19 infection
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How a prescription-only form of vitamin D (Calcifediol) might have an advantage in acute care for COVID-19
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