Vitamin Deficiency

Patients with chronic kidney disease and those who have had a kidney transplant should avoid high doses of vitamin D, according to an evidence-based consensus document.

PHILADELPHIA — Angiotensin receptor blockers were associated with worse outcomes in patients with celiac disease, including anemia, iron deficiency and “continued mucosal damage in the small intestine,” according to a presenter.

SAN DIEGO — Obtaining serum vitamin levels in children with migraine should be part of symptom management, particularly for older adolescents, according to a speaker at the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

Vitamin D deficiency was associated with a marginally increased risk for atrial fibrillation, and increases in serum vitamin D were linked to a decreased risk, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

High-flux hemodialysis may not increase the loss of vitamin B compared with low-flux hemodialysis, and patients may risk vitamin B deficiency regardless of the modality, according to recently published data.

A lack of vitamin D might increase mortality risk, according to researchers.

Women who undergo bariatric surgery should wait until weight loss has stabilized and vitamin levels are normalized before trying to become pregnant, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Patients with COVID-19 requiring ICU admission are more likely to have vitamin D deficiency compared with those managed on medical wards, according to a retrospective study.