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Osteomalacia : Complications

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Hypophosphatemia
Hypophosphatemia is a low level of phosphorus in the blood.Various conditions may cause hypophosphatemia, including:.Treating the cause of hypophosphatemia is needed to correct the phosphorous deficiency. Phosphate can be given by mouth or through...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 10, 2008
Hypophosphatemia
Hypophosphatemia is a group of inherited disorders in which there is abnormally low levels of the substance phosphate in the blood, leading to softening of the bones. This condition can result in rickets, a childhood disease in which soft and weak...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Hypophosphatemia
Hypophosphatemia is a group of inherited disorders in which there is abnormally low levels of the substance phosphate in the blood, leading to softening of the bones. This condition can result in rickets, a childhood disease in which soft and weak...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Fracture
Bone fractures most often result from an accidental injury, although they may be caused by repeated stress from such activities as walking, dancing, or marching, or by medical conditions that weaken the bones. They are commonly divided into two ma...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Osteomalacia
Osteomalacia is softening of the bones due to a lack of vitamin D or a problem with the body''s ability to break down and use this vitamin.The softer bones seen in persons with osteomalacia have a normal amount of collagen, which gives the bones it...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 15, 2008
Osteomalacia
Osteomalacia is a disease in which insufficient mineralization leads to a softening of the bones. Usually, this is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, which reduces bone formation by altering calcium and phosphorus metabolism.
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Hypocalcemia
Hypocalcemia, a low bood calcium level, occurs when the concentration of free calcium ions in the blood falls below 4.0 mg/dL(dL=one tenth of a liter). The normal concentration of free calcium ions in the blood serum is 4.0–6.0 mg/dL.Calcium...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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