Vitamins Flashcards
Vitamin A
retinol need bile for absorption stored in live r bone and tooth structure Healthy skin and mucous membranes Vision in dim light
vitamin A deficiency
goose bump rash
night blindness
Xeropthalmia
Keratomalacia
vitamin A excess
liver damage bone pain vision changes rough skin dry cracked lips
vitamin D
Assists with calcium homeostasis & bone metabolism
Helps intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorous
Chronic high doses of glucocorticoids, inhibit intestinal Vitamin D-dependent calcium absorption
vitamin D deficiency
rickets soft bones enlarged joints and skill deformed chest bowed legs spinal curvature
osteomalacia soft bones
vitamin D excess
Anorexia, polydipsia, polyuria
vitamin E
Important in vision & reproduction
Protects health of blood, brain, and skin
vitamin K
Forms prothrombin for normal blood clotting
deficiency causes prolonged clotting time and hemorrhage
large amounts are toxic
vitamin C
forms collagen terra firm in gums hormone synthesis
resistance to infection
improve iron absorption
vitamin D deficiency
poor wound healing and bone and tooth development
dry skin
petechiae
and scurvy
excess vitamin c
kidney stones
Vitamin B1-Thiamine
Coenzyme for breakdown of glucose for energy Healthy nerves Good digestion Normal appetite Good mental outlook
deficiency of B1- Thiamine
Aphonia
confusion coma
Berber disease
if a patient presenting to the hospital with encephalopathy and/or alcoholism treat with
supplemental thiamine every time
Pellagra
common with niacin deficiency
