Chemical Pathology 9 - Nutrition Flashcards
Which are the fat soluble vitamins? (Recall letter and name)
A - Retinol
D - cholecalciferol
E - tocopherol
K - phytomenodione
What are the symptoms of vitamin A deficiency?
Colour blindness
What are the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency?
Osteomalacia/ ricketts
What are the symptoms of vitamin E deficiency?
Anaemia/ neuropathy (rare)
What are the symptoms of vitamin K deficiency?
Clotting defects
How can you test vitamin A levels?
Serum vitamin levels (although pretty much never done)
How can you test vitamin D levels?
Serum vitamin levels
How can you test vitamin E levels?
Serum vitamin levels
How can you test vitamin K level?
Prothrombin time
Name vitamins B1, 2, 6 and 12
B1 = thiamin
B2 = riboflavin
B6 = pyridoxine
B12 - cobalamin
Which vitamin deficiency causes Beri Beri neuropathy?
B1 (thiamin)
How can vit B1 levels be tested?
Red Blood Cell transketolase (but this takes forever to come back from the lab so is rarely done)
What are the symptoms of vit B2 deficiency?
Glossitis
What are the symptoms of vit B6 deficiency?
Dermatitis/ anaemia
What are the symptoms of vit B12 deficiency?
Pernicious anaemia