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What does symptoms like frequent fever, weakness in bone and no weight gain indicate?
Query: Hello doctor, My friend gets frequent fever and weak bone problems. She is not able to gain weight and strong bones. She belongs to a poor family though she has been visiting many ayurvedic, homeopathic MD's no one is able to figure out the exact reason. There might be chances of bone cancer? She ha... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It seems from what you have mentioned that your friend is a 30-year-old lady with frequent episodes of fever and bone pain (assuming that the bone problems you mentioned are bone pains at multiple locations). If she is indeed only 70 lbs, then it is likely that she is c... Read Full »
Severe Pain In My Xiphoid Process
Query: Hi doctor,I think it is weird, but my xiphoid process has come out. It is paining a lot. I am 18 years old. Please help. Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have xiphodynia, and it means pain and tenderness in the xiphoid process. Following are the common causes regarding pain in the xiphoid process. Trauma or injury to the xiphoid area. Bone disease. Emphysema-like respiratory problem. Cardiac problems. Liver and g... Read Full »
Why does my prematurely born baby have high ALP values in spite of supplementing with Vitamin D?
Query: Hello doctor, I need advice on vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus supplements to prevent osteopenia for a prematurely born baby. I found out that after term age, due to fortifier and suppletion, he overdosed with vitamin D (50 mcg a day). So we are wondering what daily dosages of calcium, phosphate... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and have tried answering your questions as elaborately as possible below. ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase) values are abnormal but improving since the optimal cut-off value of serum ALP is 500 IU/L. The ALP values are still so high due to metabolic ... Read Full »