Vitamins Flashcards
Patient with convulsions and irritability
B6 deficiency
Gum bleeding, bruising, anemia, poor wound healing
Vit C deficiency
Vitamin C is responsible for hydroxylation of which amino acids in collagen synthesis
Proline and lysine
What vitamin in excess can cause hypercalcemia?
Vitamin D (also A)
What 3 vitamins have a function similar to reduced glutathione?
A, C, E
Alcoholic with rash, diarrhea, and altered mental status
Vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency)
Increased RBC fragility
Vit E deficiency
Dermatitis, cheilosis, glossitis (5)
B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), folate, B12, iron deficiency
Peripheral neuropathy, angular cheilosis, glossitis
B12
hemorrhagic disease
Vitamin K
Neural tube defects
folate
Dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia
B3 (niacin)
Megaloblastic anemia
folate or B12
pernicious anemia
B12
Bitot spots, keratomalacia, xerophthalmia
A
Osteomalacia, rickets
D
Can be used to treat acne and psoriasis
vitamin A (vitamin D treats psoriasis)
Used in oxidation/reduction reactions
B2 (riboflavin) (used to make FAD and FMN)
B3 (Niacin) (used to make NAD and NADP)
Used in carboxylation reactions
biotin
Involved in hydroxylation of prolyl residues
vitamin C
Requires intrinsic factor for absorption
B12
Deficiency may result from kidney disease
Vit D
Used by pyruvate dehydrogenase and alpha-ketoglutarate (5)
B1, B2, B3, B5, lipoic acid
Given prophetically to newborns
K
