Vitamins Flashcards
Cheilosis
B2 deficiency
Night Blindness
Vit A (retinol) deficiency
Positive Schilling test
Vit B12 (Cobalamin)
An antioxidant for the cardiovascular system
Vit E (tocopherol)
Capillary fragility
Vit C deficiency (ascorbic acid)
Pernicious Anemia
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) when linked with intrinsic factor deficiency
Antibiotic therapy destroys this vitamin
Vit K
Beri Beri
B1 deficiency
Pain in legs at night improves taking this vitamin
B9 (folic acid)
This supplement is used for prostate health
Zinc
Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Dementia, Death
The 4 Ds
of Pellagra caused from B3 deficiency
Supplement with this improves bone density
Vit D
Yellow or orange skin with normal sclera
XS Vit A (retinol)
Needed for iron absorption
Vit C (ascorbic acid)
This vitamin is made by intestinal flora and used for clotting
Vit K
Tx for carpal tunnel
B6 (Pyridoxine) - d/t peripheral nerve healing ability
Rickets
Vit D deficiency
Excessive amounts of this vitamin causes diarrhea
Vit C (ascorbic acid)
The number one mineral deficiency in the USA
Calcium
Wernike Kosakoff syndrome
Alcohol induced B1 deficiency
Toxic does of this supplement damages hair, nails and skin
Selenium
Scurvy
Vit C deficiency (ascorbic acid)
Deficiency of this vitamin causes megaloblastic anemia in alcoholics
B9 (folic acid)
This supplement is used to treat hypercholesterolemia
Omega 3 Fatty Acids
This supplement is essential for diabetics
chromium
Pregnant women need to take this vitamin to prevent neural tube defects
B9 (folic acid)
Glossitis
B9 deficiency (folic acid)
PLS
Vitamin B12 deficiency (Cobalamin)
The number one mineral deficiency in the world
Iron
A natural diuretic
B6 (pyridoxine)
Avoid this vitamin if you have kidney stones
Vit C (ascorbic acid)
Smokers are often deficient of this vitamin
Vit C (ascorbic acid)
Rachitic rosary near the sternum, saber shin
Vit D deficiency
