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19 Cards in this Set
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Vitamin A Deficiency
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Night Blindness, Xerophthalmia, blindness, Squamous Metaplasia of Respiratory Epithelium --> Vulnerability to infection (particularly respiratory infections and measles)
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Vitamin D Deficiency
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Rickets (in children) - muscle weakness, bowed legs, bone pain.
Osteomalacia (in adults) - softening of the bones caused by defective bone mineralization |
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Vitamin E Deficiency
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Dysarthria, absence of deep tendon reflexes, loss of vibratory sensation and proprioception, and positive Babinski sign
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Vitamin K Deficiency
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Bleeding diathesis
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Vitamin B1 Deficiency (Thiamine)
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Wet & Dry Beriberi
Dry - wasting and paresis from nerve damage Wet - Heart and Circulatory system affects Wernicke syn. - Ophthalmoparesis, dementia, ataxia Korsakoff syn. - Amnesia, Aphasia, Apraxia, Agnosia |
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Vitamin B2 Deficiency (Riboflavin)
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Cheilosis, glossitis, stomatitis, dermatitis, corneal vascularization.
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Niacin
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Pellegra - Dermatitis, Dementia, Diarrhea
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Vitamin B6 Deficiency (Pyridoxine)
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Cheilosis, Glossitis, Dermatitis, Peripheral Neuropathy
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency
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Megaloblastic Pernicious Anemia, degeneration Posterolateral spinal chord tracts.
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Vitamin C Deficiency
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Scurvy - Lethargy, Petechiae, Gum disease/bleeding, poor wound healing, SOB and Bone pain.
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Folate Deficiency
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Megaloblastic anemia, neural tube defects
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Iron Deficiency
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Hypochromic Microcytic Anemia - Pallor, Fatigue, Lightheadedness, weakness.
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Zinc Deficiency
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Acrodermatitis enteropathica - erythematous patches, eczema, around mouth/anus,
Diarrhea, Growth retardation, Infertility, Dysgeusia |
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Iodine Deficiency
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Goiter, Hypothyroidism
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Selenium Deficiency
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Myopathy, but not Cardiomyopathy
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Copper Deficiency
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Muscle Weakness, Neurologic defects, Hypopigmentation, Abnormal collagen
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Flouride Deficiency
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Dental Caries
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Vitamin A Toxicity: Acute vs Chronic
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Acute: Headache, vomiting, stupor, papilledema
Chronic: Wt loss, nausea, vomiting, lip dryness, bone and joint pain, increased bone resorption --> fracture |
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Vitamin D Toxicity
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Hypercalcemia --> Metastatic Calcification
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