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Vitamins Flashcards

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Vitamin A use? fat or water soluble?

A

fat soluble

growth and development

  • bone, teeth, epithelial membranes
  • visual pigments
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Toxic effects of vitamin A?

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CNS toxicity

  • coma
  • seizures
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Vitamin D use? fat or water soluble?

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fat soluble

calcium and phosphate
metabolism/ activation

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Toxic effects of vitamin D?

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GI related
hallucinations
dysrhythmias
bone/ muscle pain

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Vitamin E use? fat or water soluble?

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fat soluble

antioxidant
skin health

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Toxic effects of vitamin E?

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GI related

headache/ blurred vision

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Vitamin K use? fat or water soluble?

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cofactor in blood clotting

preventing heart disease

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Vitamin B1 (thiamine) use? fat or water soluble?

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metabolic reactions

RBC formation

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Toxic effects of vitamin B1 (thiamine)?

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beriberi (Wernacks encephalopathy)
heart function
eye movement/ breathing

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Vitamin B3 (niacin) use? fat or water soluble?

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oxydative metabolism

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Toxic effects of vitamin B3 (niacin)?

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dysrhythmias

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Vitamin B9 (folic acid) use? fat or water soluble?

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normal DNA synthesis

RBS production

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Toxic effects of vitamin B9 (folic acid)?

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flushing

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Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) use? fat or water soluble?

A

cell replication
myelin synthesis
erythrocyte maturation

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Toxic effects of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)?

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thrombosis
hypokalemia
pulmonary edema
heart failure
pernisious anemia
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Vitamin C use? fat or water soluble?

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tissue healing

maintenance (bone, teeth, epithelial

17
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Toxic effects of vitamin C?

A

scurvy

DVT

18
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Vitamin C use? fat or water soluble?

A

tissue healing
maintenance (bone, teeth, epithelial)
antioxidant

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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) use? fat or water soluble?

A

tissue healing
maintenance (bone, teeth, epithelial)
antioxidant

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