As a psychiatrist, do you treat vitamin D deficiency without consulting PCP?
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Do you agree that a psychiatrist should treat vitamin D deficiency based solely on laboratory results without referring the patient to a primary care provider (PCP)?
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Psychiatry · Desert Pacific Healthcare Network
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Vitamin D deficiency can be a clue to celiac disease and even lymphoma. I support psychiatrist testing (and sometimes prescribing if there is a delay in seeing a PCP), but the PCP needs to be notified to rule out other conditions.
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