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Vitamin A |
-normal growth production, skeleton and tooth development, proper functioning of most organs -deficiency = night blindness |
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Vitamin D |
15-20mcg (600-800IU)
D3 - cholecalciferol D2 - calciferol
proper bone formation reduces risk of bone fracture |
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Vitamin E |
Antioxidant |
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Vitamin K |
K1-phytonadione
promotes clotting factors 2,7,9,10 reverses warfarin neonates - 1 dose prevent hemmorage deficiency - prolonged thrombin/unusual bleeding (may be liver disease) |
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Vitamin C |
ascorbic acid 75-90mg/day
absorption of nonheme iron from food reducing ferric iron to ferrous iron treat/prevent cold deficieny-scury/impaired wound healing toxcity in pts w/ g6p deficiency |
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vitamin B12 |
cyanobalamin
metabolism of folates treats pernicious anemia vegetarians and bariatric surgery deficiency-neurologic symptoms |
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folic acid |
dna synthesis and rbc maturation pregnant-400 mcg/day deficiency-1 mg/day deficiency-megoblastic anemia water soluble |
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niacin |
deficiency-pellegra diarrhea,dementia,dermatitis toxicity-nausea,vommiting,diarrhea, tachycardia, htn, lesions hepatoxicity take aspirin 30-60 mins b4 caution-uncontrolled DM, gout, liver impairment peptic ulcer disease, gastris |
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vitamin b6 |
1-1.7mg/day hyperhomocysteinemia high doses-reversible neuropathy |
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thiamine |
vitamin b1 nervous system, muscle functioning, carbohydrate metabolism, nerve cell functioning deficiency - beriberi water soluble |
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calcium |
500mg or less doses osteoporsis-1200mg calcium, 800IU of Vitamin D calcium carbonate - not w/ ppi/h2ra calcium citrate-not used as antacid |
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iron |
325mg/tablet, 65mg/tablet=elemental iron take with vit. c to imrpvoe iron absorption eat with food constipaption, black tarry stools |
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magnesium |
350mg/day hypomagnesium-inhibit treat of tetany, caused by lack of calcium caution in pts w/ renal impairment |
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zinc |
40mg/day normal immune functions take with food vegetarians |
