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Mechanism of action of Calcitriol is:

A
Decreased calcium resorption calcium from bone
B
Increase calcium absorption from intestine
C
Decreased calcium absorption from kidney
D
Decrease calcium absorption from intestine
High-Yield Explanation
Calcitriol is a synthetic version of Vitamin D3 used to treat calcium deficiency with hypoparathyroidism Bone-calcitriol increases resorption of calcium from bone.kidney-it increases calcium reabsorption in the distal tubule.intestine-it promotes intestinal absorption of calcium (Ref.Essentials of medical pharmacology TD Tripathi 7th edition page no.338)

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