NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Osteomalacia describes a disorder of “bone softening” in adults that is usually due to prolonged deficiency of vitamin D.

Detailed explanation-2: -Osteomalacia is softening of the bones. It most often occurs because of a problem with vitamin D, which helps your body absorb calcium. Your body needs calcium to maintain the strength and hardness of your bones. In children, the condition is called rickets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deficiency of vitamin C in the diet, due to lack of fresh fruit and vegetables, causes scurvy. Deficiency of vitamin D causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Most vitamin D is synthesized in the body. This process requires exposure of the skin to ultraviolet light.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overview. Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency.

Detailed explanation-5: -Calcium and bone health Calcium is needed to make bones strong and a lack of calcium can cause osteomalacia.