Liddle's syndrome: A case report.

Liddle's syndrome or pseudoaldosteronism is a rare autosomal dominant disease mimicking primary hyperaldosteronism, characterized by early-onset hypertension, hypokalemia and hypoaldosteronism, caused by excessive salt and water reabsorption in the distal nephron. As of 2008, there are <30 pedigrees or isolated cases that have been reported worldwide. We present an isolated case of a Liddle's syndrome in a 48-year-old female.

Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency management.

Objectives: In recent years, vitamin D deficiency has been recognized increasingly often in patients, and different supplement regimens have been prescribed to treat it. There has been no consensus on treatment regimens. This study was conducted to determine the management of vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency in outpatient adults in northeast Tennessee.

The relationship of vitamin D status to cardiovascular risk factors and amputation risk in veterans with peripheral arterial disease.

Objectives: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common and often overlooked entity responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence suggests that nontraditional risk factors such as vitamin D may contribute to atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that vitamin D status was associated with cardiovascular risk factors and that vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D <20 ng/mL) enhanced the risk of amputation.

Vitamin D deficiency: an increasing concern in peripheral arterial disease.

Peripheral arterial disease is a common and often overlooked entity responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence suggests that nontraditional risk factors such as vitamin D deficiency may contribute to atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, hence monitoring of vitamin D status is essential. This review tries to examine this entity.

Testing for vitamin D deficiency in veterans-is there a seasonal bias?

Objective: The present study was undertaken to determine if a seasonal bias was present for vitamin D testing among Northeast Tennessee veterans, in whom vitamin D deficiency is common.

Design: Medical chart review.

Setting: VA Medical Center.

Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in northeast Tennessee.

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is increasingly being recognized as a highly prevalent and undertreated problem. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency in hospitalized adults in northeast Tennessee.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted on 99 inpatients admitted to an internal medicine teaching service from July through October 2006 at a single private hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee.