Vitamins Flashcards
B1
Thiamine
B2
Riboflavin
B3
Niacin
B5
Pentoathinic Acid
B6
Pyridoxine
B7
Biotin
B9
Folic Acid
B12
Cobalamine
Vitamin C Deficiency
Scurvy, Anaemia
Water soluble vitamins
C and B vitamins
Vitamin C uses
Healing, Ca metabolism, and maturation of RBC & WBC
Vitamin A uses
Growth, vision, and resistance to bacterial infection
Vitamin A deficiency
Degeneration of myelin
Repeated infections
Acne vulgaris
Vitamin K uses
Coagulation of blood
Vitamin K deficiency
Delayed coagulation
Profuse bleeding in small injury
Vitamin E uses
Pregnancy
Vitamin E deficiency
Abortion and sterility
Vitamin D uses
Calcification of bones and teeth
Vitamin D deficiency
Rickets in children
Osteomalacia
Vitamin B1 uses
Coenzyme in carb metabolism
Vitamin B1 deficiency
Disturbed carb metabolism
Pyruvate accumulation
Vitamin B2 deficiency
Angular cheilitis
Redness of eyes
Vitamin B3 uses
Skin
Digestion
Nervous system
Vitamin B3 deficiency
Pellagra
- Diarrhoea
- Dermatitis
- Dementia
Vitamin B5 uses
Synthesis and metabolism of:
- protein
- carbs
- fats
(Synthesis of Co-A)
Vitamin B5 deficiency
Fatigue
Insomnia, depression
Vomiting, burning feet, and URT infection
Vitamin B6 uses
Coenzyme in AA metabolism
Vitamin B6 deficiency
Low muscular body
- nervousness
- irritability
- weakness
- burning feet
Vitamin B7 uses
Hair and nails
Vitamin B7 deficiency
Thinning hair
Red rash
Vitamin B12 uses
Haematopoesis and nucleus acid synthesis
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Megaloblastic anaemia
Pernicious anaemia
