Test 1, B Flashcards
Deficiency vitamin A
Night blindness/ xerophthalmia
Vitamin d deficiency
Rickets
Vitamin c deficiency
Scurvy
Deficiency vitamin k
Bleeding disorder or fetal-warfarin syndrome
Deficiency B3, niacin
Pellagra, dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia
Deficiency B2, riboflavin
Sore throat, anemia, neuropathy, seborrheic dermatitis of the face
Deficiency B7, biotin
Dermatitis, EKG changes, muscle pain, anorexia
Deficiency B9, folate
Neural tube defects in newborns (spins bifida, anencephaly)
Deficiency B12, cyanocobalamin
Depression, memory loss, imparted cognitive function
Vit A toxicities and upper dose
Avoid doses over 7.5 mg retinol
Hepatotoxicity (polar bear liver)
Dry itchy skin, neurological symptoms, congenital abnormalities (preg. Cat. X)
Vit k toxicities
Nontoxic
BBW for anaphylaxis if IV/IM too quick, give no more than 1mg/min IV
Vit E toxicities
Avoid doses over 150 IU day
Pro oxidant at higher doses and can increase risk of hemorrhage
Vit c toxicities
Upper limit 2000mg day
GI upset, kidney stones, precipate of drugs in urine, decrease B12 and copper absorption and increase iron absorption, increase CV mortality
Niacin B3 toxicity
Flushing, priorities, hepatotoxicity, hyperuricemia and gout
Pyridoxine B6 toxicity
RDA 1.5-1.7 mg/day
N/V, rosacea fulmnans, neuropathy
Folate B9 toxicity
Cognitive decline, prostate cancer,
Calcium toxicity
Constipation, obtundation, coma
Magnesium toxicity
GI upset, muscle weakness, loss of tendon reflex, cardiac arrhythmias, respiratory depression
Iron toxicity
GI,liver, CNS, CV, coagulopathy
Zinc toxicity
Upper limit 40mg/day
N/V/D, metallic taste, increased copper deficiency, renal failure, neuropathy, increased BPH
Selenium toxicity
RDA 50-200mcg/day
Nail and hair changes, garlic odor breath,
Chromium toxicity
Anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure, hepatic
Manganese toxicity
Neurotoxicity, Parkinsonism symptoms, encephalopathy, psychosis
Copper toxicities
GI, hepatic
Vit A dose
Upper limit retinol 10000 units or 3000mcg/day