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They’re single use doses. These are often used by doctors to treat severe deficiency, e.g. weekly 50,000 UI. It is plausible that in an ICU situation with limi
by graeme 6y ago
They’re single use doses. These are often used by doctors to treat severe deficiency, e.g. weekly 50,000 UI.
It is plausible that in an ICU situation with limited time a single, even larger dose makes sense. For an individual not critically ill, more gradual daily boosting of vitamin D is possible. The ICU patients didn’t have this time.
- Florin_Andrei 6y agoWhat's the LD50 for vitamin D?
- LegitShady 6y agoYou experience issues with hypercalcemia long before the ld50 becomes an issue if you plan on supplementing too much
- Florin_Andrei 6y agoI'm thinking of a single megadose scenario.