The nurse is providing care to a pediatric patient admitted for a workup of bone deformity. The latest laboratory values indicate calcium at 6.6 mg/dL and phosphorus at 2.1 mg/dL. Which condition does the nurse correlate with these values?
A.
Muscular dystrophy
B.
Osgood-Schlatter disease
C.
Rickets
D.
Scoliosis
ANS: C
Normal calcium is 8.5-11 mg/dL, and normal phosphorus is 3-4.5 mg/dL. Low values for both are seen in rickets.
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