Speaker:
Nadia Merchant, MD,
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Endocrinologist and Geneticist
Description:
Rickets can vary from being asymptomatic to irritability, growth retardation, and sudden death. Nutritional-acquired rickets is the most common cause of rickets worldwide that we still see in the US. Let’s learn about preventing nutritional rickets! This presentation will review causes of acquired vs inherited rickets, pathophysiology, and importance of evaluating and treating promptly to avoid long term complications.