| Which of the following is an appropriate treatment for vitamin D-resistant rickets? |
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- Increased dietary calcium intake Familial hypophosphatemic rickets (vitamin D-resistant rickets) results from the inability of the renal tubes to resorb phosphates. The calcium level is normal, and an increased dietary intake of calcium is not the appropriate treatment
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- Calcitriol Familial hypophosphatemic rickets (vitamin D-resistant rickets) results from the inability of the renal tubes to resorb phosphates. The standard treatment is calcitriol
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- High-dose vitamin D supplement In vitamin D-resistant rickets, the vitamin D level is normal. In vitamin D-deficient rickets, there is a low vitamin D level that is treated with high-dose vitamin D supplementation
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- Recombinant human parathyroid hormone In vitamin D-resistant rickets, the parathyroid hormone levels are normal. Recombinant human parathyroid hormone is used to treat recalcitrant hypocalcemia in patients with hypothyroidism