Nutrition Flashcards by Rakhitha Katangodage

Q

Fat soluble vitamins

A

ADEK

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Vitamin A (retinol) deficiency symptoms

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Colour blindness (retinitis pigmentosa)

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Vitamin A (retinol) excess symptoms

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Exfoliation
Hepatitis

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Vitamin A (retinol) test

A

Serum

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Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) deficiency

A

Osteomalacia
Rickets

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Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) excess

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Hypercalcaemia

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Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) test

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Serum

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Vitamin E (tocophenol) deficiency

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Anaemia/neuropathy/IHD

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Vitamin E (tocophenol) test

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Serum

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Vitamin K (phytomenadione) deficiency

A

Defective clotting

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Vitamin K (phytomenadione) test

A

PT

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Water soluble vitamins

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B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, C, Folate

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B1 (thiamine) deficiency

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Beri-Beri, wet = CVS, dry = neuro
Neuropathy
Wernicke syndrome

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B1 (thiamine) test

A

RBC transketolase

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B2 (riboflavin) deficiency

A

glossitis

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B2 (riboflavin) test

A

RBC glutathione reductase

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B3 (niacin) deficiency

A

Pellagra - dementia, dermatitis, diarrhoea

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B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency

A

Dermatitis
Sideroblastic anaemia

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B6 (pyridoxine) excess

A

Neuropathy

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B6 (pyridoxine) test

A

RBC AST activation

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B12 (cobalamin) deficiency

A

pernicious anaemia
subacute combined deegeneration of the cord

Q

B12 (cobalamin) test

A

Serum B12

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Vitamin C (Ascorbate) deficiency

A

Scurvy

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Vitamin C (Ascorbate) excess

A

renal stones

Q

Vitamin C (Ascorbate) test

A

plasma

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Folate deficiency

A

Megaloblastic anaemia
Neural tube defects

Q

Folate test

A

RBC folate

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Key trace elements

A

Iron, iodine, zinc, copper, fluorine

Q

Iron deficiency

A

Hypochromic anaemia

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Iron excess

A

Haemochromatosis

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Iron tests

A

FBC
Fe and binding studies
Ferritin

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Iodine deficiency

A

Goitre
Hypothyroidism

Q

Iodine excess

A

Hypo/hyperthyroidism
(Jod-Basedow/Wolf-Chaicoff effects)

Q

Iodine test

A

TFTs

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Zinc deficiency

A

Dermatitis

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Zinc deficiency

A

Anaemia

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Zinc excess

A

Wilson’s

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Zinc test

A

Cu
Caeruloplasmin

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Fluoride deficiency

A

Dental caries

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Fluoride excess

A

Fluorosis

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What nutrients are deficient in Crohn’s

A

Terminal ileal - B12, ADEK
Methotrexate - folate
Chronic diarrhoea - calcium, phosphate, magnesium, zinc

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What nutrients are deficient in coeliac

A

Iron
ADEK, thiamine, B6

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What nutrients are deficient in chronic liver disease

A

ADEK
B12
Seleenium
Magnesium
Zinc
Folate

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What nutrients are deficient in chronic kidney disease

A

Protein energy wasting syndrome

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What nutrients are deficient in pancreatic insufficiency

A

ADEK