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38 Cards in this Set
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xeropthalmia
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deficient in vitamin A
night blindness resulting in complete blindness |
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rickets
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vitamin d
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pernicious anemia
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vitamin b12
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megaloblastic anemia
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folate
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glossitis, anemia
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deficiency in folate
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osteomalacia
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vitamin d deficiency
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toxicity for vitamin d
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hypercalcemia and hypercalcuiria (affects kidneys and cardiovascular system)
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beriberi(wet and dry)
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thiamine deficiency
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wernicke-korsakoff
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thiamine
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ataxia
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thiamine
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tachycardia
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thiamine
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ariboflavinosis
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riboflavin
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esophageal cancer
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riboflavin
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deficiency of potassium is caused by....
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dehydration, vomitting, diuretics, and laxative use
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excessive folate may cause...
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pernicious anemia and accelerate precancerous growth
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excessive amounts of vitamin E can
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exacerbate the anticoagulant affect of blood
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scurvy
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vitamin c
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toxicity of vitamin c is....
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gout, cramps, nausea, kidney stone formation
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dwarfism and hypogonadism
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zinc
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excess zinc....
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decreases hdl levels and increases iron and copper levels
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iron iron deficiency anemia
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hemosiderosis (storing too much iron in the body more common in men)
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caused by vitamin d deficiency characterized by soft demineralized bones
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osteomalacia
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osteoporosis
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the reduction of bone density and remaining bone is brittle and easily broken
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scurvy
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vitamin c deficiency characterized by inflammation of CT
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rickets
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childhood disorder caused by vitamin d deficiency that leads to mineralization of bone or tooth matrix
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pellagra
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deficiency disorder of niacin characterized by diarrhea, dermatitis and dementia
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pernicious anemia
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inadequate red blood cell formation caused by a lack of intrinsic facot in the stomach to absorb vitamin B12.
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Iron deficiency anemia
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lack of iron in the blood reducing the bloods ability to carry oxygen. Characterized by microcytes, weakness
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k. Goiter
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enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by iodine deficiency
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2 hormones that affect calcium level
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parathormone and calcitrol raise calcium levels
calcitonin lowers calcium level |
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`vitamins that serve as antioxidants
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vitamin c and e
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vitamin e*antioxidant* functions
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protect against heart disease and reduce prostate cancer
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vitamin synthesized by bacteria in the intestine
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biotin
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12. Newborns receive injections of which vitamin
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vit. k
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13. General functions of B vitamins
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is for blood health and production
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elderly and young children and likely to be deficient in
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vitamins B, D, and calcium
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vagans likely to be deficient in
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A, D, and B 12 b/c they are from animal fat sources
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destruction of myelin sheath may be caused by
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vitamin b12 deficiency
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