Rickets
Structured condition card with NCLEX priority cues and nursing action focus.
PediatricsMusculoskeletalEndocrineRenal / Urinary / Electrolytesmedium priorityneeds review
Rickets
Also testable as: Pediatric vitamin D deficiency bone disease
Etiology / Pathophysiology
- Vitamin D deficiency, low calcium/phosphate availability, malabsorption, or limited sunlight/dietary intake.
- Poor bone mineralization in children causes soft, weak, or deformed growing bones.
Medications
No specific medication class was seeded for this card.
Signs / symptoms
- Child plus bowed legs or delayed growth points to rickets.
- Vitamin D helps calcium absorption.
Nursing actions
- Assess growth, bone pain, delayed motor milestones, bowing of legs, diet, and supplementation history.
- Teach prescribed vitamin D/calcium plan and safe nutrition sources.
- Monitor fall/injury risk and ordered calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, and vitamin D labs.
Complications
- Bone deformity
- Fractures
- Growth delay
- Hypocalcemic tetany or seizures when severe
NCLEX cues
- Child plus bowed legs or delayed growth points to rickets.
- Vitamin D helps calcium absorption.
Memory hooks
- Rickets are kids' soft bones.
Labs / Diagnostics
- Vitamin D
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
- Alkaline phosphatase
- X-ray when ordered
Review notes
- Needs review.
Cross references
Related cards are generated from the shared study map, not hand-built per page.
Source entitycondition card
Rickets
Condition card for Rickets: recognize the testable cue, prevent the complication, and choose the safest first nursing action.
Termglossary cue
Fat-soluble vitamins
Vitamins A, D, E, and K are absorbed with fat and can be stored in the body.
Termglossary cue
Vitamin D
Fat-soluble vitamin/hormone important for calcium absorption and bone health.