Vitamin Deficiencies Flashcards
Vitamin B1 name
Thiamine
Vitamin B3 name
Niacin
Vitamin D name
Calciferol
Vitamin B9
Folate
Vitamin B12 name
Cobalamin
Vitamin B1 deficiency causes 2 conditions
Wernicke-Korsakoff (in combintion with chronic alcoholism)
Beriberi
2 types of Beriberi (VB1 deficiency)
Wet: Dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure, edema
Dry: CNS deficits, muscle atrophy
Wernicke Korsakoff classic symptom triad
Confusion
Ophtalmoplegia
Ataxia
What is Korsakoff syndrome
Develops if VB1 is not treated promptly. Can cause anterograde amnesia and confabulation.
Vitamin B3 deficiency should be suspected in patients with…
poor diet and alcoholism
Disease caused by vitamin B3 deficiency
PELLAGRA
4Ds of pellagra
Dermatitis
Dementia
Diarrhea
Death
Vitamin B9 (folate) deficiency leads to… (2)
Macrocytic megaloblastic anemia
Neural tube defects in fetus of affected mother
What type of vitamin supplements are pregnant women encouraged to take?
Vitamin B9 (folate)
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency leads to… (2)
Macrocytic anemia
CNS deficits
Vitamin D deficiency causes… (2)
hypocalcemia and under-mineralized bone matrix
Differentiate rickets and osteomalacia
Both caused by vitamin D deficiency
Rickets: In childhood, bone pain + curved (bowed) bones
Osteomalacia: Bone pain and muscle weakness in adulthood
What is the role of vitamin K?
Important co-factor for production of clotting factors
Vitamin K deficiency causes… (4)
Bruising, petechiae, hematomas, hemorrhage
Poor diet and alcoholism can lead to…
vitamin B3 deficiency (niacin)
