Nutrition Flashcards
Causes of Zinc deficiency
- Reduced absorption or increase GI losses = gastric bypass, Crohn’s disease, chornic liver and renal disease, prolonged TPN without mineral supplementation
Symptoms of Zinc deficiency (3)
- Failure to thrive
- Skin rash
- Impaired wound healing
Symptoms of Selenium deficiency (3)
- Cardiomyopathy
- Hypothyroidism
- Neurological changes (weakness)
Symptoms of Chromium deficiency (3)
- Hyperglycemia
- Confusion/encephalopathy
- Peripheral neuropathy
Symptoms of Copper deficiency (2)
- Pancytopenia
- Myelopathy (neuropathy with ataxia)
Symptoms of Cobalamin (B12) deficiency (2)
- Megaloblastic anemia
- Peripheral neuropathy
Symptoms of Phosphate deficiency (3)
- Weakness (failure to wean from vent)
- Encephalopathy
- Decreased phagocytosis
Symptoms of Thiamine (B1) deficiency (2)
- Wernicke’s encephalopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
Symptoms of Pyridoxine (B6) deficiency (3)
- Sideroblastic anemia
- Glossitis
- Peripheral neuropathy
Symptoms of Folate deficiency (2)
- Megaloblastic anemia
- Glossitis
Symptoms of Vitamin C deficiency (2)
- Scurvy
- Poor wound healing
Symptoms of Niacin deficiency
- Pellagra (Diarrhea, Dermatitis, Dementia)
Symptoms of Essential Fatty Acid deficiency (3)
- Dermatitis
- Hair loss
- Thrombocytopenia
Symptoms of Vitamin A deficiency (1)
Night blindness
Symptoms of Vitamin K deficiency (1)
Coagulopathy
Symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency (3)
- Rickets
- Osteomalacia
- Osteoporosis
Symptoms of Vitamin E deficiency (1)
Neuropathy
