First Aid 78-101 Flashcards
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Cheilosis
Corneal vascularization
Vitamin deficiency?
Riboflavin - B2
Function of ribovflavin
component of flavins FAD and FMN
used as cofactors in redox reactions
Uses 2 ATP
Synthesis of Niacin requires what other vitamins?
B2 and B6
Glossitis
what vitamin deficiency?
Niacin - B3
Isoniazid therapy can also cause both B6 and B3 deficiency
How does malignant carcinoid syndrome cause niacin deficiency?
Increase in tryptophan metabolism
Hyperpigmentation of sun-exposed limbs;
Dermatitis of C3-C4 - “broad collar” rash
Niacin deficiency
3D’s
How to prevent facial flushing from taking excess niacin?
Take aspirin with the niacin to prevent the prostaglandin reaction
What vitamin is an essential component of CoA and fatty acid synthase?
B5 - pantothenic acid
Dermatitis Alopecia Enteritis Adrenal insufficiency What vitamin deficiency?
Pantothenic acid - B5
A vitamin that is converted to PLP and used as a cofactor in:
transamination
decarboxylation
glycogen phosphorylase
synthesis of: cystathione, heme, niacin, histamine, serotonon, GABA, norepinephrine, dopamine, epinephrine
Pyridoxine - B6
**cofactor for homocysteine –> cysteine (from protein catabolism) and
succinyl CoA –> heme (from FA catabolism)
Rare vitamin deficiency due to antibiotic use or excessive ingestion of raw egg whites (avidin in eggs)
Vitamin B7 - biotin
used in adding 1 carbon group rxns:
pyruvate –> oxaloacetate (3-4)
Acetyl CoA –> malonyl CoA (2-3)
Propionyl CoA –> methylmalonyl CoA (3-4)
Vitamin important for DNA and RNA bases reaction
Vitamin B9 - folate
Absorbed in the jejunum
Small reserve in liver
Converted to THF
Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfonamides, can all cause what vitamin deficiency?
Folate - B9
hypersegmented neutrophils, glossitis, macrocytic, megaloblastic anemia
most common vitamin deficiency in the US
Cofactor for methionine synthesis and methylmalonyl-CoA mutase
B12 cobalamin
large pool stored in the liver
Anti-intrinsic factor antibodies
pernicious anemia
increases in homocysteine deplete…
vitamins B12 and B9
homocystein –> methionine - methionine synthase is enzyme that simultaneously with B12 also turns THF-CH3 –> THF
What neurological symptoms are found in B12 deficiency?
Degeneration of dorsal columns, lateral corticospinal tracts, spinal cerebellar tracts due to abnormal myelin
If prolonged, deficiency in irreversible
Increased levels of homocysteine increase the risk for
cardiovascular events, via endothelial damage
Build up of what compound, in the absence of B12, is neurotoxic, and causes lethargy, hypotonia, seizures and parasthesias?
Methylmalonyl-CoA
Vitamin necessary for dopamine beta-hydroxylase
Vitamin C
converts dopamine –> NE
Vitamin C is an ancillary treatment for
methemoglobinemia
Reduces Fe3+ to Fe2+
Hemarthrosis
Corkscrew hair
Weakened immune response
what vitamin deficiency?
Vitamin C
Excess vitamin C, give 3 things.
Calcium oxalate kidney stones
can increase risk of iron toxicity in people with excess iron;
nausea, vomiting, fatigue, diarrhea
What are the effects of vitamin D on bone at low and high levels?
Low vitamin D –> increases bone mineralization
High vitamin D –> increases bone resorption