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Vitamin Deficiency Disorders- At A Glance Flashcards

1
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Chemical name of vitamin A

A

Retinoids

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Deficiency state of vitamin A

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Nyctalopia = Night blindness

Xerophthalmia = Dryness of conjunctiva and cornea

Bitot’s spots = localized increased thickness of conjunctiva

Conjunctival xerosis

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Chemical name of vitamin D

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Ergocalciferol

Cholecalciferol

(Good source are cod liver oil, sunlight exposure etc.)

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4
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Deficiency state of vitamin D

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Children >>> Rickets

Adults >>> Osteomalacia

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Chemical name of vitamin E

A

Tocopherol

Tocotrienol

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Deficiency state of vitamin E

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Mild haemolytic anaemia in newborn infants

Ataxia

Peripheral neuropathy

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Chemical name of vitamin K

A

Naphthoquinone

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Deficiency state of vitamin K

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Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN)

Bleeding diathesis

Lack of clotting factors 2, 7, 9, 10 >>> reduced clotting >>> high tendency to bleed

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Chemical name of vitamin C

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Ascorbic acid

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10
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Deficiency state of vitamin C

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Scurvy:

= gingivitis, bleeding

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Chemical name of vitamin B1

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Thiamine

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Deficiency state of vitamin B1

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Beriberi:

  • Polyneuropathy
  • Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
  • Heart failure
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13
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Chemical name of vitamin B2

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Riboflavin

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14
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Deficiency state of vitamin B2

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Dermatitis (Seborrheic)

Glossitis = red, purple swollen tongue, sore tongue

Cheilosis

Anaemia

Photophobia

Anorexia, GI symptoms

Mood disturbances

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Chemical name of vitamin B3

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Niacin (Nicotinic acid)

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16
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Deficiency state of vitamin B3

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Pellagra

Early features: 3D

  • Dementia
  • Dermatitis
  • Diarrheoa

​Late features:

  • Periods of disorientation
  • Confusion

​If not treated:

  • Death
17
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Chemical name of vitamin B6

A

Pyridoxine

18
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Deficiency state of vitamin B6

A

Anaemia

Irritability

Seizures

(affects blood & nervous systen like B9, B12)

19
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Chemical name of vitamin B7

A

Biotin

20
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Deficiency state of vitamin B7

A

Saeborrhoeic dermatitis

21
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Chemical name of vitamin B9

A

Folic acid

22
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Deficiency state of vitamin B9

A

Macrocytic Megaloblastic anaemia

If deficiency during pregnancy >>> Neural tube defect in foetus

23
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Chemical name of vitamin B12

A

Cyanocobalamin

24
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Deficiency state of viamin B12

A

Macrocytic megaloblastic anaemia

SCD (Subacute combined degeneration)

Progressive dementia

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