NURS 171 Week 10: Fat Soluble Vitamins

Question 1

Vitamins

Answer 1

• can not be made by the body
• necessary for metabolism
• help in breakdown of nutrients or
• preventing a particular deficiency disease and chronic disease
• critical for building + maintaining body tissues
• supporting our immune system
• ensuring healthy vision

Question 2

Fat- Soluble Vitamins

Answer 2

A, D, E, K

• stored in liver + adipose tissue
• E is deposited in all body tissue
• deficiencies seen in diseases affecting fat digestion + absorption
• deficiencies seen in diets with inadequate amounts
• toxicity is possible because they are not readily excreted

Question 3

Fat Soluble: Vitamin A Function

Answer 3

• night + color vision
• cellular growth + maturity
• maintaining healthy skin + mucous membranes
• growth of skeletal + soft tissues

Question 4

Fat Soluble: Vitamin A Sources

Answer 4

• butter
• cream
• egg yolk
• yellow fruit
• green leafy vegetables

Question 5

Fat Soluble: Vitamin A Effects Of Deficiency

Answer 5

-night blindness

Question 6

Fat Soluble: Vitamin A Symptoms of Excess

Answer 6

• GI Upset
• Headache
• Blurred Vision

Question 7

Fat Soluble: Vitamin D Function

Answer 7

• regulates blood calcium levels

- regulates rate of deposit and resorption of calcium in blood

Question 8

Fat Soluble: Vitamin D Sources

Answer 8

• fish liver oil
• fish
• fortified milk
• sunlight exposure

Question 9

Fat Soluble: Vitamin D Effects of Deficiency

Answer 9

• bone + muscle pain
• weakness
• softening of bone
• fractures
• rickets

Question 10

Fat Soluble: Vitamin E Function

Answer 10

antioxidant (protects cells against free radicals)

-deposited in all body tissues

Question 11

Fat Soluble: Vitamin E Sources

Answer 11

• vegetable oils
• nuts
• milk
• eggs
• muscle meats
• fish
• wheat
• rice germ
• green leafy vegetables

Question 12

Fat Soluble: Vitamin E Effects of Deficiency

Answer 12

• hyporelexia (below normal or absent reflexes)
• ataxia (impaired coordination)
• hemolytic anemia (RBC destroyed faster than made)
• myopathy (disease of muscle tissue)

Question 13

Fat Soluble: Vitamin E Symptoms of Excess

Answer 13

• insufficient blood clotting

- impaired immune system

Question 14

Fat Soluble: Vitamin K Function

Answer 14

• synthesis of clotting factors

- bone development

Question 15

Fat Soluble: Vitamin K Sources

Answer 15

-green leafy vegetables
-liver
(intestinal bacteria synthesize a form of vitamin k, so deficiency is unlikely)

Question 16

Fat Soluble: Vitamin K Effects of Deficiency

Answer 16

-increased bleeding

intestinal bacteria synthesize a form of vitamin k, so deficiency is unlikely

Question 17

Water Soluble Vitamins

Answer 17

-B, C
-need to be consumed everyday not stored
-B complex vitamins include:
>Thiamine
>Riboflavin
>Niacin
>Pyridoxine (B6)
>Folic Acid
>Pantothenic Acid
>Biotin
>Cyanocobalamin (B12)
-excreted by the kidneys