Vitamin D Deficiency⚡Mnemonic⚡

Causes of Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “SUNLESS”
  • S – Sunlight exposure, lack of
  • U – Underlying chronic conditions (like kidney disease)
  • N – Nutritional deficiencies (inadequate intake of vitamin D)
  • L – Latitude living (far from the equator)
  • E – Ethnicity with darker skin
  • S – Sunscreen overuse
  • S – Seniors (less efficient skin synthesis)

Triggers for Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “CLOUDY”
  • C – Clothing covering all skin
  • L – Limited outdoor activities
  • O – Obesity
  • U – UV rays, lack of
  • D – Dietary lack of vitamin D
  • Y – Young infants (exclusively breastfed)

Risk Factors for Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “SHADOW”
  • S – Sun exposure, limited
  • H – Housebound individuals
  • A – Age advanced
  • D – Darker skin
  • O – Obesity
  • W – Winter season

Warning Signs of Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “DARK”
  • D – Depression
  • A – Aches in bones
  • R – Rickets in children
  • K – Knees and back pain

Predisposing Factors of Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “INDOORS”
  • I – Indoor lifestyle
  • N – Northern latitudes residency
  • D – Diet low in vitamin D
  • O – Obesity
  • O – Older adults
  • R – Reduced renal function
  • S – Skin pigmentation darker

Signs & Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “WEAK”
  • W – Weakness in muscles
  • E – Exhaustion
  • A – Aching bones
  • K – Kids with rickets signs

Characteristic Findings In Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “BONE
  • B – Bone pain
  • O – Osteomalacia in adults
  • N – Normal or low blood calcium
  • E – Elevated parathyroid hormone levels

Clinical Features of Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “SAD”
  • S – Skeletal deformities in severe cases
  • A – Alopecia in some cases
  • D – Depression or mood changes

What Should Be Avoided In Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “SHADE”
  • S – Staying indoors all the time
  • H – High SPF sunscreen always
  • A – Avoidance of vitamin D foods
  • D – Dietary fats, avoidance of
  • E – Excessive clothing cover

Drugs Used To Treat Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “LIGHT”
  • L – Lifestyle changes (increased sunlight exposure)
  • I – Increased dietary intake of vitamin D
  • G – Guidelines-followed supplementation
  • H – High-dose vitamin D therapy (if needed)
  • T – Testing for levels regularly

Drugs To Avoid In Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “BLOCK”
  • B – Barbiturates (may accelerate vitamin D breakdown)
  • L – Long-term glucocorticoids
  • O – Orlistat (limits fat absorption)
  • C – Certain antiepileptics
  • K – Ketoconazole (reduces vitamin D production)

Radiological Features of Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “X-RAY”
  • X – X-ray showing bone thinning or fractures
  • R – Rickets signs in children (like bowed legs)
  • A – Adult bone demineralization
  • Y – Young children with delayed skeletal development

Diagnostic Tests for Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “TEST”
  • T – 25-hydroxyvitamin D blood test
  • E – Electrolytes test
  • S – Serum calcium and phosphorus
  • T – Testing parathyroid hormone levels

Laboratory Findings In Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “LAB”
  • L – Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels
  • A – Altered phosphate levels
  • B – Bone markers changes

Complications of Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “COLD”
  • C – Chronic pain
  • O – Osteoporosis
  • L – Low immunity
  • D – Depression or mood swings

Differential Diagnosis of Vitamin D Deficiency

• Mnemonic: “SUN”
  • S – Secondary hyperparathyroidism
  • U – Underlying kidney or liver disease
  • N – Nutritional deficiencies (other than vitamin D)