Nutrition Flashcards
other name for vitamin A
retinol
other name for vitamin E
tocopherol
other name for vitamin K
phylloquinone
Fat soluble vitamins
D, E, A, K
other name for vitamin B1
thiamine
other name for vitamin B2
riboflavin
other name for vitamin B3
niacin
other name for vitamin B5
pantothenic acid
* think pento(5)thenic acid
other name for vitamin B6
pyridoxine (pyrido6ine)
other name for vitamin B9
Folate!
other name for vitamin B12
cyanocobalamin
vitamin A deficiency (3)
- most common cause blindness in children around the world
- dry eyes (xerophthalmia)
- night blindness (nyctalopia)
vitamin A toxicity (1)
- intracranial HTN (pseudotumor)
* think of a teen on isoretinoin (accutane) with sx of a brain tumor
vitamin B9 (Folate) deficiency (2)
large tongue & macrocytic anemia
vitamin B9 (Folate) toxicity (1)
irritability
vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) deficiency (2)
- macrocytic anemia
- bowel dz leading to pernicious anemia (d/t poor absorption 2/2 decreased IF)
vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency (3)
- scurvy! bleeding gums
- leg tenderness
- poor wound healing
vitamin C (ascorbic acid) toxicity
needs to be excreted via kidneys
- oxalate and cysteine nephrocalcinosis
- can trigger hemolytic crisis in pts with G6PD def
vitamin E (tocopherol) deficiency (4)
- hemolytic anemia in premies
- neurological effects in older kids- neuropathies
- peripheral edema
- thrombocytosis, muscle weakness
TRIPLE E
*EDEMA, ERYTHROCYTE EXPLOSION (hemolytic anemia), ELEVATED PLTS
vitamin E (tocopherol) toxicity (1)
liver damage
vitamin K (Phylloquinone) deficiency
- hemorrhagic dz of the newborn
does not cross the placenta well, and newborn cannot produce it well bc the gut flora hasn’t been established
also limited vitamin K in breast milk
Vitamin K factors 2, 7, 9, 10
with acute bleeding give FFP (to give clotting factors)
vitamin B12 deficiency
macrocytic anemia
beta carotene is a precursor to….
vitamin A
other name for vitamin D2
ergocalciferol (2 Cs)
other name for vitamin D3
cholecalciferol (3 Cs)
other name for 25-OH-vitamin D
calcidol (hydroxylated in the Liver)
***measure this because it is the primary storage form
1 liver, 1 number
other name for 1,25 hydroxycalciferol
formed in the kidney also called calcitriol ***ACTIVE METABOLITE*** increases calcium absorption in the gut and releasing it into the blood from bone 2 kidneys, 2number
vitamin D excess (9)
- hypercalcemia
- hyperphosphatemia
- nausea
- vomiting
- weakness
- Can look like DKA
- polyuria, polydypsia, high BUN,
- nephrolithiasis
- renal fail
treatment for high vitamin D (3)
- hydration
- correction of Na and K depletion
- lasix