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What Does Vitamin D3 Pf 4.46 And ESR Of 18 Indicate?

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Posted on Thu, 11 Sep 2014
Question: Hi
I recently got my medical check up done.
My vitamin d3 is 4.46 & esr is 18.
Kindly suggest whether i need to take any medication
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Answered by Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (49 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
severe defeciency

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You are defecient in vitamin D.
Vitamin D defeciency is presently attributed to many diseases and hence you require correction.
You can take cap. Uprise D3-60,000 CAPSULES containing 60000 units of vitamin D3. take the tablet once in a week for 1 month.
from second month onwards, take the tablet once a month for 1 Year.
Recheck vitamin D levels after 1 year.
Your ESR is fine and will not reflect anything as other tests are normal.
all the best.

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What Does Vitamin D3 Pf 4.46 And ESR Of 18 Indicate?

Brief Answer: severe defeciency Detailed Answer: Hi, You are defecient in vitamin D. Vitamin D defeciency is presently attributed to many diseases and hence you require correction. You can take cap. Uprise D3-60,000 CAPSULES containing 60000 units of vitamin D3. take the tablet once in a week for 1 month. from second month onwards, take the tablet once a month for 1 Year. Recheck vitamin D levels after 1 year. Your ESR is fine and will not reflect anything as other tests are normal. all the best.