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A 3-year-old boy presents to his pediatrician for difficulty walking. His parents recently noted that he tires easily, that he prefers to sit inside rather than play outside with his siblings, and that his legs seem bowed. He has not had any fractures. He was exclusively breastfed until 1 year of age and transitioned to cow milk at approximately 18 months. He did not take vitamin D supplementation in infancy, and neither does he currently take a multivitamin. On presentation, his serum calcium level is 7.8 mg/dL (1.95 mmol/L). Calcium is a mineral that is essential to all living organisms. Neuromuscular conduction, bone mineralization, and enzyme secretion are all dependent on adequate serum calcium levels. Calcium is measured as serum or ionized. Of the body's total calcium stores, 99% can be found in the skeleton and 1% in the serum. Approximately half of the total serum calcium concentration is composed of ionized calcium, and 80% of the remainder is bound to albumin. Hypoalbuminemia leads to a decrease in measured total calcium. Consequently, measured calcium must be corrected for hypoalbuminemia (corrected Ca 5 Ca (mg/dL) 1 0.8 \* [4.0 À albumin (g/dL)]). Similarly, ionized ca

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Author

Sonum Bharill; Malinda Wu

Publisher

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)