Nutrition Flashcards
1
Q
Vit A (retinoid) deficiency
A
Night blindness
2
Q
Vit B1 (Thiamine) deficiency
A
Beri beri
Wernicke-Korsakoff
Polyneuropathy
HF
3
Q
Vit B3 (Niacin)
A
Pellegra - dermatitis, diarrhoea, dementia
4
Q
Vit B9 (Folate)
A
Megaloblastic anaemia, deficiency during pregnancy - neural tube defects
5
Q
B12
A
Megaloblastic anaemia, peripheral neuropathy
6
Q
C (ascorbic acid)
A
Scurvy
•gingivitis
•bleeding
7
Q
Vit D
A
Rickets, osteomalacia
8
Q
Vit E
A
Mild haemolytic anaemia in newborn infants, ataxia, peripheral neuropathy
9
Q
Vit K
A
Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn, bleeding diathesis
