An evaluation of the intravenous vitamin D test in geriatric patients with suspected osteomalacia.
In 30 elderly patients, the measurement of serum phosphate levels before and after intravenous vitamin D3 was not found to be a useful way of predicting the presence or absence of osteomalacia as determined by bone biopsy.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000097:blood
D010710:Phosphates; D014807:Vitamin D