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Pedi deficiencies (3)

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  • Iron (check at 1, 3, q yr female teen. s/s: suscept to inf, dec exercise capacity, thrombosis, imp psychomotor/mental development, anemia. wu: Hb/CBC, ferritin, Hb electrophoresis, B12, folate, FOBT, celiac & IBD wu. tx: supp for preterm inf til 1 yr, iron-fortified formula, NO COW MILK til 1 yr. chk CBC q 4 wk during supp)
  • Vit D (RF: premature, high alt, breast fed. s/s: rickets/osteomalacia. wu: vit D 25-OH. tx: 400-600 IU qd, chk levels)
  • Ca (s/s: rickets/osteomalacia, suscept to fx. DEXA. tx: whole milk age 1-2, dec soda, spinach Ca NOT well absorbed, try white beans, broccoli, fortified OJ, salmon, sweet potatoes)
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Copper def

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  • s/p GI surg, gastric bypass, too much Zn ingestion

- s/s: anemia, ataxia, myeloneuropathy, fragile hair, skin depigmentation, edema, osteoporosis, hepatosplenomegaly

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iodine def

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  • s/s: goiter, hypothyroid (dec growth, devel, cog fxn)
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selenium def

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  • chinese diet, TPN w/o supp

- s/s: cardiomyopathy, skeletal muscle dysfxn

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Zinc def

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  • low protein intake, from devel country
  • s/s: growth retardation, hypogonadism, oligospermia, alopecia, impaired tast, immune dysfxn, night blind, impaired wound healing, skin lesions
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Chromium def

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  • hosp pts w/ inc metabolic demands (DM), short bowel synd, burns/trauma, TPN w/o supp
  • s/s: impaired glucose tolerance
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Magnesium def

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  • ICU pts
  • insulin resistance, constipation, migraines, RLS, cramping, HTN, fibromyalgia, weakness, Trosseau (latent tetany s/p BP cuff x 3 min) and Chvostek (facial nerve tap/twitch) signs
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Vit B12 def

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  • vegetarians

- s/s: lethargy, unwanted wt loss, mental status changes, anxiety/depression

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Vit D

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  • elderly, homebound, limited sun, obese, celiac or IBD, CKD, gastric bypass, CF, anticonvulsants
  • s/s: osteoporosis, nonspecific MSK pain, rickets, alopecia