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Nutrition — Reptile
High-yield nutrition presentations in reptile cases, drilled with NAVLE-style vignettes.
Calcium-poor diet plus absent UVB (needed for vitamin D3 synthesis) causes nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism with fibrous osteodystrophy, the classic rubber jaw and swollen limbs. Correction requires UVB exposure, dietary calcium, and husbandry overhaul.