Vitamin Deficiencies Flashcards
(19 cards)
Colour Blindness
Vitamin A (Retinol) deficiency
Rickets
Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) deficiency
Increased prothrombin time
Vitamin K (phytomenadione) deficiency
Neural tube defect
Folate deficiency
Pellegra
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) deficiency
Wilson’s
Copper accumulation
RBC transketolase
Measurement of Thimaine
Renal stones
Vitamin C excess
Copper deficiency
Anaemia
Beri-Beri
Vitamin B1 (thiamine deficiency)
Dementia, diarrhoea and dermatitis
Pellegra = Vitamin B3 (Niacin) deficiency
Glossitis
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B12
Pernicious anaemia
Scurvy
Vitamin C (ascorbate) deficiency
Dermatitis + Anaemia
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) deficiency
Exofoliation
Hepatitis
Vitamin A (retinol) excess
RBC AST activation
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) measurement
Vitamin B3 deficiency
Pellegra
Vitamin E (Tocepherol) deficiency
Anaemia
Neuropathy
Malignancy
IHD