vitamins

Question 1

LIPID SOLUBLE VITAMINS

Answer 1

• A D E K
• must be ingested with lipds for absorption
• stored in adipose and liver
• can be removed from storage areas and used as needed
• excessive intake can lead to dangerously high levels

Question 2

VITAMIN C

Answer 2

• water soluble
• needed for wound healing
• deficiency can cause scurvy
• contraindicated in pts w/ kidney stones
• increase fluid intake while taking

Question 3

VITAMIN D

Answer 3

• lipid soluble
• regulates calcium metabolism
• obtained from dairy and sunlight

Question 4

FOLIC ACID

Answer 4

• water soluble
• administered to reserve symptoms of folate deficiency
• given during pregnancy

Question 5

VITAMIN K

Answer 5

• needed for clotting
• obtained from plant sources
• also found in normal microbial flora in colon
• lipid soluble

Question 6

IRON

Answer 6

• trace micromineral
• give w/ Vit C to absorb
• liquid form dicolors teeth-give in juice w straw

Question 7

MAGNESIUM SULFATE

Answer 7

• mineral supplement
• essential for proper neuromuscular functioning
• also serves a metabolic role in activating certain enzymes in the breakdown of carbohydrates and proteins
• used for hypomagseemia
• prevents/terminates seizures in eclampsia
• oral forms used as cathartic

Question 8

HYPOMAGNESEMIA

Answer 8

• symptoms: general weakness, dysrhythmias, HTN, loss of deep tendon reflexes, respiratory depression
• sometimes mistaken for hypokalemia

Question 9

VITAMIN B COMPLEX

Answer 9

• coenzymes essential to metabolic processes

Question 10

VITAMIN A

Answer 10

• precursor for retinol
• lipid soluble
• obtained from carotenes– leafy green vegetables, whole milk, butter, eggs, liver