Vitamins and Minerals Flashcards
Vitamin A*** uses
Retinol
Indictions; Skin, immune system, eye***
vitamin A toxicity
vomiting, wt loss, joint pain
Vitamin A dose:
> 10,000 teratogenic
don’t exceed 50,000 long term.
Vitamin A food:
Fish
liver
dairy
test for Vitamin A
LIver biopsy #1: gold standard
serum retinol
Beta carotine Contraindication!!!
Not for smokers
Beti carotine indication
CVD,
alcholism
Biotin indicaitons:
mcg: small dose
Diabetes,
seborric dermatitis
diabetes
CI for Biotin
can worsen psoriasis
B1
THIAMIN
Thiamin: B1 use
Alcholism
neurolocig
fibrocystic breasts
B2
Riboflavin mg
B2; riboflavin use
Eye: cataract macular degenerration, muscle cramps, MIGRAINE
B3
Niacin
B3: niacin use
Hyperlipidemia
diabetes
MIGRAINE
schizo
B3, niacin warning
Flushing
Liver toxicity
Name niacin with amide ending; nicatimamide etc
uses:
Psychiatry
Niacin for lipids?
Nicotinic acid or Niacin
Inositol hexaniacinate: what?
avoids niacin flush, can be used for lipids** or psychiatricy
What does Niacin do ultimately better than anything>
Raises HDL better than anything else.
B5
pantothemic acid - 5 mg
B5: pantothenic acid use
Adrenals
alergic rhinitis
fatigue
B6:
Pyridoxine (mg) p5p
Pyridoxal
PLP
B6 pyridoxine uses
P5P: lots of uses Pain, PMS Depression Diabetes Asthma
B6 warnings
> 500mg/d : Reversable peripheral neruopathy
B12
Cobalamine (mcg)
use of B12, cobalamine
Megaloblastic anemia Fatigue Depression Memory loss peripheral neuropathy
B12 how is it dosed
Intermuscular: Bipass GI
Sublingual
IV
Dose of B12
1000mcg
what should you always give with B12?
Folic acid: to prevent folate deficiency