Nutrition Flashcards
Most common cause of blindness in young children worldwide
Vitamin A deficiency
Xerophthalmia
Nyctalopia (night blindness)
Vitamin A deficiency
Bleeding gums
Scurvy
Leg tenderness
Poor wound healing
Follicular hyperkeratosis
Corkscrew-coiled hairs
Vitamin C deficiency
Hemolytic anemias in preemies
Neuropathies, peripheral edema, thrombocytosis, muscle weakness in older children
Vitamin E deficiency
Pseudotumor cerebri
Isotrentinoin
Hepatoxicity
Hyperostosis
Dry skin
Alopecia
Vitamin A toxicity
Active metabolite of vitamin D
1, 25 hydroxycalciferol (calcitriol)
Measured vitamin D
25-hydroxy vitamin D
Hypercalcemia
Hyperphosphatemia
Low PTH
Vitamin D toxicity
Caloric needs per weight
100kcal/kg for 1st 10kg
50kcal/kg for 2nd 10kg
20kcal/kg for additional kg
Required caloric intake for preterm and term infants
100-120 kcal/kg/day
Protein requirement for preterm and term infants
Preterm: 3.5 g/kg/day
Term: 2-2.5 g/kg/day (first 6 mo)
Recommended concentration of iron in iron fortified formula
12 g/L
Age to start supplementing iron if receiving more than 50% of calories from break milk
4 months
Milk protein allergy
IgE mediated
Rash
N/V
Lactose intolerance
Irritability
No rash or vomiting
Can be secondary to viral gastroenteritis