vitamins Flashcards
What is another word for vitamin A
Retinol
What is vitamin A deficiency associated with?
Ocular defects (particularly xerophthalamia) and an increased susceptibility to infections
What is another word for Vitamin B1, B2 and B6
B1 is thiamine
b2 is riboflavin
b6 pyridoxine given with isoniazid to reduce neuropathy
What is wernike’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s psychosis treated with?
Parenteral Vitamin B (pabrinex)
Followed by oral administration of thiamine
How do you treat wilson’s disease
penicillamine which aids elimination of copper ions
Whats used in the treatment of megaloblastic anaemia?
Folic acid and Viatmin B 12
What is another word for Vitamin C
Ascorbic acid
What are the symptoms of Vitamin C deficiency?
Severe scurvy causes gingival swelling and bleeding margins as well as petechiae on the skin.
Another word for Vitamin D
ergocalciferol, colecalciferol, alfacalcidiol and calcitrol.
What can cause a vitamin D deficiency?
Limited exposure to sunlight.
People with darker skin as less efficient at synthesising vitamin D
Individuals over 65
Pregnancy and breastfeeding women
Children under 4
How do we treat vitamin D deficiency?
Ergocalciferol or Colecalciferol.
Supplements containing Vitamin D should be considered for all pregnant and breastfeeding women and children aged under 4 years to prevent vitamin D deficiency
What do we sometimes give alfacalcidiol or calcitriol?
Vitamin D requires hydroxylation by the kidney to its active form, therefore the hydroxylated derivates alfacalcidiol or calcitriol should be prescribed if the patients with severe renal impairment need vitamin D therapy
What is Calcitriol also lisenced for?
The treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
What is Paricalcitol licensed for?
prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism associated with CKD
What is Vitamin K necessary for?
Production of blood clotting factors and proteins necessary for the normal calcification of bone.
