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Andrei [34K]
3 years ago
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A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This assessment data supports a diagnosis of Rickets

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frozen [14]3 years ago
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A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This assessment data supports a diagnosis of:

a) Rickets

b) Osteoporosis

c) Osteomalacia

d) Paget disease

Answer:

a) Rickets

Explanation:

Rickets occurs at the early stage of childhood due to inadequate vitamin D.

Vitamin D provides the body with higher absorption rate of calcium and phosphorus, inadequate intake of Vitamin D results into low calcium and phosphorus levels in the bones, as a result, rickets sets in.

Rickets is a disarrangement of impaired mineralization of cartilaginous growth plates in children. It can also result from lack of exposure to sunlight.

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