Nutrition Flashcards
Vitamin __ can not be created by animals, is fat soluble, and is available in grains, vegetables, diary, and meat products.
A
Vitamin __ deficiency is seen in chronic intestinal disorders or lipid malabsorption syndromes.
Manifestations include….
Diarrhea
Bronchial Obstructions
Eye Lesions
A
Vitamin ___ or _______ is a co-factor for sugar metabolism, required for acetylcholine synthesis, and is increased during times of increased metabolism (fever, pregnancy, hyperthyroidism)
B1 (Thiamine)
________ deficiency is associated with severely malnourished states that present with fatigue, depression, decreased concentration.
You may also see…..
Decreased DTRs
Hoarseness
Ataxia
AMS
Thiamine (B1) Deficiency
Vitamin __ or ______ is commonly found in milk, eggs, organ meat, legumes, and mushrooms.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
______ deficiency is commonly caused by malasorption and can manifest with cheilosis, glossitis, keratitis, photophobia, and seborrheic dermatitis.
Riboflavin (B2) deficiency
Vitamin __ or _____ helps to form part of co-factors NAD and NADP and is commonly found in meat, fish, poultry and leafy greens.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
_____ deficiency is primarily seen in populations where corn is the major food source.
This will manifest clinically as anorexia, weakness, numbness, and dizziness.
Niacin (B3) Deficiency
What it the triad of prolonged Niacin (B3) deficiency?
- Dementia
- Dermatitis
- Diarrhea
Vitamin __ or ______ is a co-enzyme for amino acid and glycogen metabolism and neurotransmitter synthesis and is commonly found in fish, poultry, bananas, and rice.
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
_______ deficiency manifests with irritability, seizures, vomiting, and skin lesions.
Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)
______ is a co-factor for enzymes in carboxylation reactions.
Deficiency is unlike as this is widely distributed.
Biotin
_______ is used as a co-enzyme in amino acid and nucleotide metabolism.
Folate
______ deficiency can result to to malabsorption or increased requirement (ie: sickle cell disease).
Clinical manifestations include….
Megaloblastic anemia
Neural Tube defects
Glossitis
Folate Deficiency
Vitamin __ or _____ is a co-factor for essential reaction in lipid and sugar metabolism.
It is absorbed in the ileum after binding to intrinsic factor.
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
_______ deficiency is commonly seen in patients with Crohn’s disease or vegan/vegetarian diets
Manifestations include…..
Irritability
Development delay / regression
Peripheral neuritis
Cobalamin (B12)
Vitamin __ or _____ ____ is important in the synthesis of collagen, involved in neurotransmitter and cholesterol metabolism,, and the biosynthesis of carnitine.
It is commonly found in citrus fruits, berries, peppers, melons, and tomatoes.
Vitamin C (Abscorbic Acid)
______ ____ deficiency is associated closely with scurvy and can be seen in the defective formation of collagen in skin, bone, and vessels.
Clinical manifestations include…..
Decreased Appetite
Tenderness in legs
‘Rosary’ formation at the costochondral junctions
Anemia
Abscorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
How could Vitamin C deficiency be diagnosed?
What would be shown on the above?
XR showing ground glass appearance on the distal end of long bones.
Vitamin __ deficiency is a disease of growing bones in children that results in the softening of bones.
This can manifest with….
Rachitic Rosary
Craiotabes
Vitamin D Deficiency (Rickets)
How is vitamin D deficiency treated?
Sunlight
Supplemental Nutrition
_______ deficiency also can result in Rickets and is more common in Africa.
Calcium Deficiency
________ is the most common inborn error of metabolism and involves the absence of phenylalanine hydroxylase or its co-factor tetrahydrobiopterin.
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
T/F: Phenylketonuria is autosomal dominant
False
