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15 Cards in this Set
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vitamin K
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aids clotting bone formation
normal flora in stomach green leafy vegetables not given w anticoagulants hemorrhage |
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vitamin B 3
Niacin flushing |
aids catabolism of nutrients lowers cholesterol
legumes nuts grains liver meat Pellagra diarrhea mental fog |
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vitamin B 6
Pyridoxine |
aids amino & fatty acid catabolism,
aids B3 & RBCs legumes, grains, meat, fish anemia, irritability, skin disease |
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vitamin B 12
Cyanocobalamin |
amino & fatty acid metabolism
nerve cells hemoglobin synthesis, animal products pernicious anemia, needs intrinsic factor (stomach) |
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folic acid
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metabolism of amino acids
DNA synthesis, RBC maturation legumes, seeds, veg, liver neural tube defect, anemia, impaired cell division |
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vitamin C
Ascorbic acid |
skin mucus membrane integrity collagen synthesis
green veg citrus fruits scurvy delayed wound healing weak bones bow legs |
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calcium (Ca)
8.5-10.5 mg/dL |
bone & teeth formation, nerve conduction, muscle contraction
dairy, eggs, legumes, gr veg ricketts, tetany, osteoporosis |
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phosphorus (P)
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bone & teeth formation
found in ATP & nucleic acid meat fish poultry dairy grains osteoporosis |
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sodium (Na)
135-147 mEq/L |
nerve conduction ,muscle contraction, fluid balance
processed foods, table salt, diarrhea, cramps weakness dehydration |
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potassium
3.5-5.0 mEq/L |
fluid balance nerve & muscle integrity
fruit veg grain meat seafood muscular &neurologic disorder |
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chloride (Cl)
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maintains fluid balance & production of HCL
processed foods milk eggs meat salt |
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Iron (Fe)
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aids making hemoglobin transports O2
cereal eggs milk legumes dried fruit anemia indigestion dry skin |
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Iodine (I)
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aids with thyroid hormones
seafood, iodized salt hypothyroidism, goiter |
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Magnesium (Mg)
1.3-2.1 mEq/L |
enzyme reaction, carbohydrate metabolism
legumes grains nuts G veg vasodilation, arrhythmia |
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Chromium (Cr)
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aids blood sugar regulation
meat, fat, oil inability to use glucose |
