22 Feb 24 Nutrition Flashcards
Lactose Intolerance Etiology/RF
🧣Congenital /developmental lactase def
🧣Small intestinal infection or inflammation
🥾LI is ppt by inflammatory disorders affecting brush border (Gastro)
Pts mostly have HO recent intestinal illness.
May also be ppt by Celiac Dx and Crohn dx.
Lactose Intolerance CF
GI distress after dairy intake
Abd pain
Flatulence /bloating
Watery diarrhea
Dx of Lactose intolerance
Resolution of SS on dairy restricted diet
Lactose breath hydrogen test
Ttt of Lactose intolerance
Dietary restriction of Lactose
Lactase replacement if dairy ingested
LI pathogenesis
PRIMARY :
🛞Acquired , persistent lactase def
🛞Onset usually in early childhood
SECONDARY:
🛞small intestinal epithelial damage due to infection (GASTRO) or Inflammation (Celiac Dx)
🛞 often transient (weeks to months)
👠temporary loss of Lactase a brush border enzyme found within small intestinal mucosa , results in fermentation of unabsorbed lactose by colonic bacteria.
Cause of diarrhea in Lactose Intolerance
Colonic Lactose creates an osmotic influx of water into bowel causing diarrhea.
Stools are bulky , malodorous but not bloody or mucoid.
Vitamin B1 thiamine def
Beriberi (peripheral neuropathy , heart failure )
Wernicke - korsakoff syndrome
Vitamin B2 def Features
Def seen pts with Anorexia Nervosa
Low daily diet (lactose intolerance)
Malabsorptive Syndromes (celiac sprue)
🧣Angular cheilosis (fissures at corners of lips)
🧣 Glossitis (hyperemic tongue)
🧣 Stomatitis. (hyperemic /edematous oropharyngeal MM , sore throat)
🧣Normocytic anemia
🧣Seborrheic dermatitis
Vitamin B6 def
Cheilosis , stomatitis , glossitis
Irritability , confusion , depression
Vitamin B9 folic acid def
Megaloblastic anemia
Neural tube defects (fetus)
Vitamin B12 def and sources
Sources : meat , dairy
Def:
Megaloblastic anemia
Neurologic deficits (confusion , paresthesias , ataxia.
Vitamin C def
Sources :
Citrus fruits , strawberries , tomatoes , potatoes , broccoli
Def :
Scurvy (punctate hemorrhage , gigivitis , corkscrew hair )
Chromium def S/S
Impaired glucose control in Diabetes
Copper deficiency S/S
🧘🏻Brittle hair
🧘🏻Skin depigmentation
🧘🏻Neurologic dysfunction (ataxia , peripheral neuropathy)
🧘🏻Anemia
🧘🏻Osteoporosis
Mimics B12 def
S/s of selenium def
Thyroid dysfunction
Cardimyopathy
Immune dysfunction
S/S of Zinc def
🚜Alopecia
🚜Pustular skin rash (perioral region and extremities)
🚜Hypogonadism
🚜Impaired wound healing
🚜Impaired Taste
🚜Immune dysfunctio.
Zinc def ETIOLOGY
Mostly absorbed in duodenum and jejunum
Def is in cases of malabsorption
Crohn dx
Celiac dx
Bowel resection
Gastric bypass
Poor nutritional intake
Parenteral nutrition
🥾Pts taking parenteral nutrition are at risk of trace mineral def ( Zinc , selenium, copper , chromium ) due to inadequate supplementation of parenteral intake.
🥾Comorbid diarrhea and malabsorption further increases the risk of trace mineral def in pts with PN due to excessive GI losses.
What is vegan diet ?
Diet consisting of plant based foods :
Fruits
Vegetables
Legumes
Grains.
No animal derived foods (meat , dairy , egg)