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Vitamin deficiency, Rickets - Coggle Diagram
Vitamin deficiency
Signs and symptoms
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Pain in spine, pelvic and legs
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Causes
Vitamin D deficiency
A vitamin D shortage can develop in children who do not acquire enough vitamin D from these two sources:
Sunlight. They're also more likely to wear sunscreen, which helps the skin produce vitamin D by blocking the sun's rays.
Food. Vitamin D is found in fish oil, egg yolks, and fatty fish like salmon and mackerel.
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Rickets
Nursing care plan
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Pain alleviation. Recommend that the patient sleep in a supine or side-lying position multiple times a day; the mattress should be firm and nonsagging; knee flexion improves comfort.
Increasing the frequency of bowel movements. Constipation can be avoided or minimized by starting a high-fiber diet early on, increasing fluid intake, and using prescribed stool softeners.
Patient education emphasizes on variables that influence the progression of osteoporosis, as well as actions to stop or delay the disease's progression and measures to alleviate symptoms
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Definition
Rickets is a bone disease caused by a vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate shortage. Rickets causes the bones to soften and weaken, and it is most common in children aged 6 to 24 months.