Fat Soluble Vitamins

Question 1

Visual adaptation to light and darkness

Answer 1

Vitamin A

Question 2

Healthy skin and mucous membranes

Answer 2

Vitamin A

Question 3

Regulate cell differentiation associated with reproduction and the immune response

Answer 3

Vitamin A

Question 4

Vitamin A sources

Answer 4

• Animal sources (fish, liver oils, butter, eggs, fortified milk products)
• Fruits and vegetables (dark green and deep orange)

Question 5

Vitamin A RDA FOR MALE:

Answer 5

900 ug RAE/day

Question 6

Vitamin A RDA FOR FEMALE:

Answer 6

700 ug RAE/day

Question 7

Vitamin A Deficiency

Answer 7

NIGHT BLINDESS
XEROPHTHALMIA
KERATOMALACIA
KERATINIZATION

Question 8

Lack of vitamin A at the back of the eye in the retina

Answer 8

NIGHT BLINDESS

Question 9

Lack of Vitamin A at the front of the eye that affects the cornea and can lead to total blindness

Answer 9

XEROPHTHALMIA

Question 10

major cause of childhood blindness in the world

Answer 10

NIGHT BLINDESS

Question 11

Softening of the cornea occurs, leading to blindness that is irrevirsible

Answer 11

KERATOMALACIA

Question 12

Changes in cell structures throughout the body that result in hard, inflexible skin due to secretion of protein keratin

Answer 12

KERATINIZATION

Question 13

Excess Vitamin A

Answer 13

• YELLOWING OF SKIN
• TERATOGENIC EFFECTS

Question 14

Symptoms of excess Vitamin A

Answer 14

• HEADACHE
• VOMITING
• WEIGHT LOSS TO BIRTH DEFECTS
• BONE ABNORMALITIES

Question 15

exist in the body and are used to synthesize this vitamin, unlike other vitamins

Answer 15

Vitamin D metabolites

Question 16

Regulation of calcium and phosphorus in the body

Answer 16

Vitamin D

Question 17

Regulation by the ____________ and _______________ helps maintain vitamin D balance

Answer 17

kidney; parathyroid glands

Question 18

_____________________ enables Vitamin D synthesis in the skin

Answer 18

Sunlight activation

Question 19

Vitamin D also works with other vitamins (___________) hormones and minerals to affect bone growth

Answer 19

A,C,K

Question 20

Vitamin D sources

Answer 20

• fish, liver and oils
• Fortification of dairy products

Question 21

Vitamin D recommendations

Answer 21

5ug/day

Question 22

Vitamin D Deficiency

Answer 22

Rickets
Osteomalacia
Development of Osteoporosis
Associated deficiencies

Question 23

Clinical deficiency state affecting children that results in structural deformities (bowed legs and pigeon breast) due to poor bone mineralization and growth retardation

Answer 23

Rickets

Question 24

Clinical deficiency state affecting adults that result in bone weakness, fragility and increased bone fractures

Answer 24

Osteomalacia

Question 25

can lead to development of osteoporosis in conjunction with calcium losses

Answer 25

Vitamin D deficiency

Question 26

Associated Deficiencies with Vitamin D

Answer 26

- Intestinal, liver or PTH hormone disorders, - chronic pancreatitis - renal disorders

Question 27

is the clinical excess state that is associated with calcium deposits, growth retardation and kidney damage

Answer 27

Hypervitaminosis D

Question 28

ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES

Answer 28

Vitamin E

Question 29

PROTECTS ALL CELL MEMBRANES

Answer 29

Vitamin E

Question 30

SYNERGISTIC EFFECT

Answer 30

Vitamin E

Question 31

EFFECT ON OXYGEN AND BLOOD EXCHANGE

Answer 31

Vitamin E

Question 32

VITAMIN E RDA FOR MALES/FEMALES

Answer 32

15MG/DAY

Question 33

Vitamin E Deficiency

Answer 33

- ERYTHROCYTE HEMOLYSIS - IMMUNOSUPPRESSED OR WITH FAT MALABSORPTION E.G. CYSTIC FIBROSIS - FERTILITY AND STERILITY ISSUES - NEUROLOGICAL AND MUSCULAR SYMPTOMS

Question 34

Excess Vitamin E

Answer 34

- IMPAIRMENT OF ABSORPTION OF OTHER FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS - HIGH DOSES MAY POTENTIATE ANTICOAGULANT EFFECTS OF SODIUM WARFARIN

Question 35

BELONG TO A FAMILY CALLED QUINONES

Answer 35

Vitamin K

Question 36

CLOTTING CASCADE – PRODUCTION OF PROTHROMBIN – THROMBIN FIBRINOGEN - FIBRIN

Answer 36

Vitamin K

Question 37

AFFECTS CLOTTING FACTORS (II, VII, IX AND X) IN THE LIVER AND IS MEASURED BY PT

Answer 37

Vitamin K

Question 38

______________ IN THE INTESTINES SYNTHESIZE VITAMIN K; REQUIRES ____________ TO EFFECTIVELY FUNCTION IN THE BODY

Answer 38

BACTERIA; BILE ACIDS

Question 39

ANTAGONIST TO THE ACTION OF WARFARIN

Answer 39

Vitamin K

Question 40

Sources of Vitamin K

Answer 40

- DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES - CABBAGE, MILK - BACTERIAL SYNTHESIS IN THE INTESTINES

Question 41

Vitamin K AI ADULT MALES

Answer 41

120 UG/DAY

Question 42

Vitamin K AI ADULT FEMALES

Answer 42

90 UG/DAY

Question 43

Vitamin K Deficiency

Answer 43

- HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE OF THE NEWBORN - LIVER DISEASE AND FAT MALABSORPTION - CLIENTS WITH LONG TERM BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS ARE AT RISK FOR DEFICIENCY

Question 44

Vitamin K Excess

Answer 44

- ANEMIA IN NEWBORN (ALONG WITH JAUNDICE) - BLOOD CLOTTING AND RELEASE OF BILIRBIN INTO THE CIRCULATION CAN LEAD TO TOXIC LEVELS AND POSSIBLE BRAIN DAMAGE