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  • Vitamin D deficiency
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    Vitamin D deficiency …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Vitamin D deficiency …   >   Health Professionals   >   Clinical Practice Guidelines   >   Vitamin D deficiency In this section About …
  • Micronutrient deficiency
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    feedback Micronutrient deficiency Micronutrient deficiency PIC Endorsed See also Iron deficiency Vitamin D … Exclusively breastfed infants of mothers with vitamin D deficiency Vitamin E (Alpha-tocopherol) Decreased … juice Vitamin D See vitamin D deficiency Oily fish, eggs, offal, fortified dairy products, fortified …
  • Hypocalcaemia
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    active form The most common causes of hypocalcaemia are vitamin D deficiency and parathyroid hormone (PTH … hypoparathyroidism (22q11.2 deletion syndrome, CHARGE syndrome) Vitamin D deficiency/rickets Malnutrition Chronic … vitamin D deficiency is suspected Consider transfer when Ionised calcium <1.0 or corrected calcium <1.8 …
  • Immigrant health - acute presentations
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    , stridor, seizures Vitamin D deficiency (low calcium more likely in children <12 months) Examine for … hypocalcaemia need screening in ED (Vitamin D, Ca, Mg, PO 4 , ALP and PTH, UEC and urine Cr, Ca PO 4 … ) and specialist management Immigrant health - Vitamin D Rashes Infective Eczema  Dermatophyte (tinea) infection …
  • The acutely swollen joint
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    , bruising Hepatosplenomegaly/abdominal mass Endocrine Rickets Maternal vitamin D deficiency At risk … for vitamin D deficiency (poor sunlight exposure/dark skin, predisposing medical conditions) Genu varum/valgus …
  • Metabolic disorders
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    Hypoglycaemia Intravenous medications to chelate or divert toxic metabolites, or replenish deficient metabolites …, depending on metabolic problem (eg Carnitine, Arginine, Na-Benzoate, vitamins etc) Haemofiltration in ICU … defects  N or N or N or N or Hyperinsulinaemia   N  N   N or Pituitary/adrenal deficiency    N N  N …
  • Hyperphosphataemia
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    containing laxatives/enemas excessive vitamin D intake dietary (meat especially organ meat, dairy) lactic … or chronic kidney failure dehydration hypoparathyroidism FGF 23 deficiency or resistance bisphosphonate use …
  • Cerebral palsy
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    Vitamin D yearly Optimise calcium intake, exercise (swimming, recumbent bikes etc) and environmental … for weight gain, to reduce nutritional deficiencies, provide a route for medication administration and reduce … aspiration risk See Micronutrient deficiency for management of specific deficiencies Respiratory disorders …
  • Management of Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department
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    admission (if not done in the last 3 months) including ferritin, vitamin B12, red cell folate, vitamin D … patient Mental state examination Micronutrient deficiency This guideline can be used for children … and zinc (see Micronutrient deficiency ) Urinalysis (if concern for T1DM, specific gravity, ketosis), βhCG …
  • Hypophosphataemia
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    intake malnutrition Decreased intestinal absorption vitamin D deficiency phosphate binding agents eg …