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Rickets is a disease due to
A Vitamin D deficiency
B Lack of sunlight exposure
C Vitamin C deficiency
D Protein deficiency
E Lack of calcium in food
The disease Rickets is caused by the deficiency of
A Vitamin A
B Vitamin B
C Vitamin C
D Vitamin D
In nutritional rickets
A Urinary phosphate level is high
B Serum calcium level can remain within normal range
C Serum para thyroid hormone level is low
D Serum alkaline phosphatase is normal
E 50% of children have alopecia
Important features of nutritional rickets are
A Raised serum alkaline phosphatase
B Bow legs
C Secondary hyperparathyroidism
D Hypocalcaemia
E Hypertonia
Following is/are biochemical founding(s) of nutritional rickets
A Serum calcium is normal
B ALP is high
C Vitamin D is low
D Serum phosphate is high
E PTH is low
Radiological changes in Rickets include
A Green stick fracture
B Epiphyseal centers are distinct
C Ends of the ulna and tibia are widened
D Density of the bone shaft is increased
E Fraying of epiphysis
Radiological features of rickets are
A Widening of metaphysis of long bones
B Green stick fracture.
C Epiphyseal centre are distinct
D Increased bone density
E Fraying of epiphysis
Following are the radiological presentation of rickets
A Increased distance between epiphysis and metaphysis
B Cupping and splaying of growing end of long bones
C Generalized osteopenia
D Periosteal elevation
E Fraenkel’s line of calcification
Radiological features of nutritional rickets
A Generalized osteopenia
B Metaphysial widening
C Ground glass appearance of long bones
D Fraying of shaft
E Presence of Fraenkel’s line
Features of rickets are
A Short stature
B Delayed dentition
C Raised serum PTH
D Enlargement of distal ends of long bones
E Pain in the limbs

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