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Fat Soluble Vitamins Flashcards

1
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Visual adaptation to light and darkness

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Vitamin A

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2
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Healthy skin and mucous membranes

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Vitamin A

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Regulate cell differentiation associated with reproduction and the immune response

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Vitamin A

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Vitamin A sources

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  • Animal sources (fish, liver oils, butter, eggs, fortified milk products)
  • Fruits and vegetables (dark green and deep orange)
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5
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Vitamin A RDA FOR MALE:

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900 ug RAE/day

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Vitamin A RDA FOR FEMALE:

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700 ug RAE/day

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7
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Vitamin A Deficiency

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NIGHT BLINDESS
XEROPHTHALMIA
KERATOMALACIA
KERATINIZATION

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Lack of vitamin A at the back of the eye in the retina

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NIGHT BLINDESS

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Lack of Vitamin A at the front of the eye that affects the cornea and can lead to total blindness

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XEROPHTHALMIA

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major cause of childhood blindness in the world

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NIGHT BLINDESS

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Softening of the cornea occurs, leading to blindness that is irrevirsible

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KERATOMALACIA

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12
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Changes in cell structures throughout the body that result in hard, inflexible skin due to secretion of protein keratin

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KERATINIZATION

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13
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Excess Vitamin A

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  • YELLOWING OF SKIN
  • TERATOGENIC EFFECTS
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14
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Symptoms of excess Vitamin A

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  • HEADACHE
  • VOMITING
  • WEIGHT LOSS TO BIRTH DEFECTS
  • BONE ABNORMALITIES
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15
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exist in the body and are used to synthesize this vitamin, unlike other vitamins

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Vitamin D metabolites

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16
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Regulation of calcium and phosphorus in the body

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Vitamin D

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17
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Regulation by the ____________ and _______________ helps maintain vitamin D balance

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kidney; parathyroid glands

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18
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_____________________ enables Vitamin D synthesis in the skin

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Sunlight activation

19
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Vitamin D also works with other vitamins (___________) hormones and minerals to affect bone growth

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A,C,K

20
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Vitamin D sources

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  • fish, liver and oils
  • Fortification of dairy products
21
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Vitamin D recommendations

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5ug/day

22
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Vitamin D Deficiency

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Rickets
Osteomalacia
Development of Osteoporosis
Associated deficiencies

23
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Clinical deficiency state affecting children that results in structural deformities (bowed legs and pigeon breast) due to poor bone mineralization and growth retardation

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Rickets

24
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Clinical deficiency state affecting adults that result in bone weakness, fragility and increased bone fractures

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Osteomalacia

25
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can lead to development of osteoporosis in conjunction with calcium losses

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Vitamin D deficiency

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Associated Deficiencies with Vitamin D

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  • Intestinal, liver or PTH hormone disorders,
  • chronic pancreatitis
  • renal disorders
27
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is the clinical excess state that is associated with calcium deposits, growth retardation and kidney damage

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Hypervitaminosis D

28
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ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES

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Vitamin E

29
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PROTECTS ALL CELL MEMBRANES

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Vitamin E

30
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SYNERGISTIC EFFECT

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Vitamin E

31
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EFFECT ON OXYGEN AND BLOOD EXCHANGE

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Vitamin E

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VITAMIN E RDA FOR MALES/FEMALES

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15MG/DAY

33
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Vitamin E Deficiency

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  • ERYTHROCYTE HEMOLYSIS
  • IMMUNOSUPPRESSED OR WITH FAT MALABSORPTION E.G. CYSTIC FIBROSIS
  • FERTILITY AND STERILITY ISSUES
  • NEUROLOGICAL AND MUSCULAR SYMPTOMS
34
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Excess Vitamin E

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  • IMPAIRMENT OF ABSORPTION OF OTHER FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS
  • HIGH DOSES MAY POTENTIATE ANTICOAGULANT EFFECTS OF SODIUM WARFARIN
35
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BELONG TO A FAMILY CALLED QUINONES

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Vitamin K

36
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CLOTTING CASCADE – PRODUCTION OF PROTHROMBIN – THROMBIN

FIBRINOGEN - FIBRIN

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Vitamin K

37
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AFFECTS CLOTTING FACTORS (II, VII, IX AND X) IN THE LIVER AND IS MEASURED BY PT

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Vitamin K

38
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______________ IN THE INTESTINES SYNTHESIZE VITAMIN K; REQUIRES ____________ TO EFFECTIVELY FUNCTION IN THE BODY

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BACTERIA; BILE ACIDS

39
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ANTAGONIST TO THE ACTION OF WARFARIN

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Vitamin K

40
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Sources of Vitamin K

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  • DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES
  • CABBAGE, MILK
  • BACTERIAL SYNTHESIS IN THE INTESTINES
41
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Vitamin K AI ADULT MALES

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120 UG/DAY

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Vitamin K AI ADULT FEMALES

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90 UG/DAY

43
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Vitamin K Deficiency

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  • HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE OF THE NEWBORN
  • LIVER DISEASE AND FAT MALABSORPTION
  • CLIENTS WITH LONG TERM BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS ARE AT RISK FOR DEFICIENCY
44
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Vitamin K Excess

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  • ANEMIA IN NEWBORN (ALONG WITH JAUNDICE)
  • BLOOD CLOTTING AND RELEASE OF BILIRBIN INTO THE CIRCULATION CAN LEAD TO TOXIC LEVELS AND POSSIBLE
    BRAIN DAMAGE

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