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Suggest Treatment For Calcium Deficiency In A Child

hi my baby is 11 month old. he has no teeth and his rib bones seems like it s coming out. when i recently showed to a doctor they said that he has calcium deficiency and prescribed ostocalcium b12 syrup. i don t think it s helping any better medicine pls.tell me he is underweight 7.6 kgs
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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For calcium deficiency, calcium syrup should be given. If there is no response then repeat calcium and phosphate levels and do an X ray bilateral wrist AP view to rule out rickets.
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Suggest Treatment For Calcium Deficiency In A Child

For calcium deficiency, calcium syrup should be given. If there is no response then repeat calcium and phosphate levels and do an X ray bilateral wrist AP view to rule out rickets.