First Aid: Bio Chem: Pg 94-100

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What is the best Vitamin ever?

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The Flintstones multivitamin

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Vitamin A (Retinol)

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essential for normal differentiation of epithelial cells.
Used to treat measles and AML
Deficiency: night blindness
Excess is teratogenic

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Vitamin B1 (thiamine)

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acts as cofactor for several enzymes.
Deficieny: Dry Berieberi and wet Berieberi as well as Wernicke-Korsakoff

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What are three diseases one can get from a B1 deficiency?

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Wet Berieberi- dilated cardiomyopathy, edema
Dry Berieberi- symmetrical muscle wasting
Wernicke-Korsakoff- confusion, ataxia and ophthalmoplegia (paralysis of eye muscles)

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Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)

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FADH2 is derived from riboflavin
Deficiency- Cheilosis (inflammation of lips, scaling and fissures at corners of the mouth)

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Vitamin B3 (niacin)

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Makes NAD+ and NADP+
Synthesis requires B6
Deficiency- Glossitis. Issues usually revolve around tryptophan (niacin is derived from) being metabolized or not asorbed

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Vitamin B5 (Pantothenate)

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Major part of CoA and fatty acid synthesis.
Deficiency- Dermatitis, enteritis (small intestine itis), alopecia, adrenal insufficiency

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Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

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Used in synthesis of things, also cofactor of transamination.
Deficiency- Convulsions, peripheral neuropathy,

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Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)

Have you given it to your senior citizen yet?

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Deficiency caused by malasorption, lack of intrsinc factor or removal of terminal illieum. Use Schillings test to find out cause
Will see Anemia with neuro signs.

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Folic Acid

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Important for synthesis of nitrogen bases in DNA and RNA. From green leafy veggies
Deficiency- Anemia, no neurologic symptoms
Most common deficiency in the US. Alcholics and the preggers.

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Biotin

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Co-factor for caboxylation enzymes
Rarely seen deficiency. Caused by antibiotics or raw egg consumption

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Vitamin C (ascorbic Acid)

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Antioxidant, helps iron absorption, needed for collagen synthesis, needed to make dopamine into NE.
Deficiency- Scurvy (swollen gums, bruising, anemia,

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Vitamin D

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increases Ca++ absorption, increase bone resorption.
Deficiency- Osteomalacia or Rickets

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Vitamin E

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Antioxidant that protects RBC
Deficiency- more fragile RBC (hemolytic anemia) muscle weakness.

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Vitamin K

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Needed for synthesis of clotting factors.
Deficiency- neonatal hemorrhage, but normal bleeding time.

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Zinc

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Needed for activity of a lot of enzymes.
Deficiency- delayed wound healing, decrease adult hair, hypogonadism.