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Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Weakness In Child?
Dear dr.my son is turning 4 this November. Still not schooling and we stay in qatar where we dont get chance yo go out as temperature is very high.most of my friends children god vitamin d as they dont get vitamin D.but I never given my child aby vitamin. Now a days he complain if weakness and hw say he s tierd.im worried feeling coz he never had vitamin D .is anything you whould tell me dr
start 400 IU of vit D daily doses and get tested for Vit D in blood( 25 OH D3). if blood levels are low may need extra dose to compensate deficiency. Also as a blood sample is being taken get simultaneous Haemogram( CBC) and Thyroid checkup done( Free T4 7 TSH). Grt the child reviewed with reports.
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Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Weakness In Child?
start 400 IU of vit D daily doses and get tested for Vit D in blood( 25 OH D3). if blood levels are low may need extra dose to compensate deficiency. Also as a blood sample is being taken get simultaneous Haemogram( CBC) and Thyroid checkup done( Free T4 7 TSH). Grt the child reviewed with reports.