Flashcards in Nutrition Module 8: Micronutrients Review Deck (194)
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What amount of protein will provide all essential AAs in enough amounts?
0.8 g/kg
152
What groups of people may require more proteins than normal? 3
1. Elderly
2. Athletes
3. Premature babies
153
Which AAs are important energy fuel for muscle?
Branched ones: valine, isoleucine and leucine
154
Pro-vitamin A carotenoids: 3 examples and 2 functions?
Eg: beta/alpha-carotene, cryptoxanthin
1. Vision (RETINAL)
2. Growth (RETINOL/RETINOIC ACID)
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3 examples of non-provitamin A carotenoids?
1. Lycopene
2. Lutein
3. Zeaxanthin
156
What are the 3 potential nutritional deficiency when pallor is noticed?
1. Iron
2. Folate
3. Vitamin B12
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What is the potential nutritional deficiency when ascites is noticed?
Protein
158
What are the 2 potential nutritional deficiencies when peripheral subcutaneous tissue edema is noticed?
1. Protein
2. Thiamin
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What is the potential nutritional deficiency when myxedema is noticed?
Iodine
160
What is myxedema?
Puffy eyes, non-pitting edema
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What are the 2 potential nutritional deficiencies when goiter is noticed?
1. Iodine
2. Selenium
162
What are the 5 potential nutritional deficiency when impaired wound healing or pressure ulcer is noticed?
1. Energy
2. Protein
3. Vitamin C
4. Vitamin A
5. Trace elements
163
in a child presenting with failure to thrive, you should assess for which dietary components?
1. Energy
2. Protein
3. Vitamins
4. Trace elements
164
Niacin: deficiency? 2
1. Local hyperpigmentation w/o UV exposure
2. Icthyosis
165
What 4 nutrient deficiencies can cause koilonychia = spoon nails?
1. Iron
2. Zinc
3. Copper
4. Protein
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What nutritional deficiencies cause banded hair-color variation?
Protein/energy
167
What 7 nutritional deficiencies be caused by glossitis = beeffy red tongue?
1. Energy
2. Protein
3. Riboflavin
4. Iron
5. Vitamin B12
6. Folate
7. Niacin
168
What deficiency causes magenta tongue?
Riboflavin
169
What deficiency causes scarlet, raw tongue?
Niacin
170
What deficiency causes swollen tongue with submucosal bleeding?
Vitamin C
171
What deficiency causes pale, spongy, receding, bleeding gums?
Vitamin C
172
What is pernicious anemia? What is it due to?
VB12 deficiency due to autoimmune attack on intrinsic factor or life-long lack of minimal intakes
173
What is Beriberi due to? Symptoms?
Thiamin deficiency
Symptoms: cardiac or neural pathologies
174
What does beriberi with edema point to?
Cardiac = wet Beriberi
175
What are the 6 symptoms of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
1. Polyneuropathy
2. Oculomotor palsy
3. Paresis
4. Ataxia
5. Confusion with confabulation
6. Disorientation
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What is xerophtalmia due to? 3 symptoms?
Vitamin A deficiency
Symptoms:
1. Bidot's spots
2. Corneal ulcers
3. Keratomalacia
177
Deficiency of which 2 nutrients can cause angular cheilosis?
1. Riboflavin
2. Iron
178
What is the alarm threshold for folate deficiency?
Fewer than 3 servings of folate rich foods
179
What is the alarm threshold for Vitamin B6 deficiency?
Fewer than 3 servings of VB6 rich foods
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