LOINC long common name : Deprecated PhenX measure - vitamin D;
LOINC description : A measure to assess serum vitamin D. Vitamin D is a vitamin that functions as a hormone,
and is one of the most important biological regulators of calcium metabolism, in conjunction
with parathyroid hormone and calcitonin. The measurement of 25-OH-D (referred to as
the vitamin D assay) is becoming increasingly important in the management of patients
with various disorders of calcium metabolism associated with rickets, neonatal hypocalcemia,
pregnancy, nutritional and renal osteodystrophy, hypoparathyroidism, and postmenopausal
osteoporosis.;
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