Vitamins Flashcards
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Vitamins B and C are
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Water soluble
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Vitamin C is also called
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Ascorbic acid
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What vitamins deficiency is megaloblastic anemia
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Folic acid
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What water soluble vitamin prevents neural tube defects
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Folic acid
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What water soluble vitamin aides in absorption of Fe
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Vitamin C
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What water soluble vitamin is easily destroyed in cooking and storage
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Vitamin c
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Alcoholics receive injections of this water soluble vitamin
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Thiamin
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Pyridoxine is another word for which water soluble vitamin
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Vitamin B6
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Dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia are all symptoms coming from
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Pellagra
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Which water soluble vitamin is found in dairy products
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Riboflavin
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What water soluble vitamin deficiency causes pernicious anemia
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Vitamin B12
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There is an intrinsic factor required for absorption of this water soluble vitamin
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Vitamin b 12
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What water soluble vitamin can lower cholesterol
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Niacin
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What fat soluble vitamin prevents hemolytic anemia in premature infants
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Vitamin E
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A disease caused by lack of vitamin D in children is called
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Ricketts
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Which vitamin protects against air pollution
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Vitamin E
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The world health organization recommends children with the measles receive two daily doses of which vitamin
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Vitamin A
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Vitamin A deficiency results in
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Night blindness
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Premature infants receives dosages of which vitamin
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Vitamin E
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Which vitamin plays a important role in the clotting process
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Vitamin K
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Adults will suffer from this disease with the lack of vitamin D…. what disease is this
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Osteomalacia
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All newborns receive a injection of this vitamin after birth
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Vitamin K
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The vitamin known as sunshine vitamin is
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Vitamin D
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What Is a generic name for vitamin K
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Aqua mephyton
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Which vitamin could potentially prevent Alzheimer’s coenzyme for DNA, RNA, and metabolize amino acids
Vitamin B12
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The treatment for pernicious anemia; pharmaceutical name for b12 is
Cyanocobalamin
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____ are organic substances needed by the body in small amounts for normal metabolism, growth, and maintenance
They are not sources of energy and they do not become part of the structure of the body.
They act as regulators or adjusters of metabolic processes and as coenzymes
Vitamins
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What are the 4 fat soluble vitamins
They are more stable and resistant to the effects oxidation, heat, light; acidity or alkalinity
A,D,E,K
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______ soluble vitamins are slower to exhibit deficiencies than the water soluble vitamins B complex and vitamin C
Fat soluble
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Retinol and provitamin A are found in ____-____
Beta carotene
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What vitamin functions to promote vision, bone growth, and maintenance of epithelial tissue and serves as an antioxidant
Vitamin A
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___ is found in animal products especially egg yolk and fortified milk products
Vitamin A
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Carotene yellow pigment found mostly in fruits and veggies such as carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, and apricots are an example of which vitamin
Vitamin A
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Which vitamin has been found to possibly hold a role in preventing a wide range of chronic diseases
Vitamin D
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American academy of pediatrics recommend that all infants, children, and adolescents receive a daily intake of 400IU of which vitamin beginning in the first few days of life
Vitamin D
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Which vitamin promotes bone growth and has come to be regarded as a hormone rather than a vitamin because of the way it functions
Vitamin D
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Signs and symptoms of this deficiency ______ are
| Skull misshaped, bow legged, knock knees
Ricketts
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For desired blood levels of vitamin ____ people should expose their shoulders, arms, and back to sunlight between 11 Am and 2Pm For 15 minutes in the summer and 20 mins in the spring and fall
Vitamin D
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In the US a major food source is ____ ____
Fortified milk
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Which vitamins major function is to protect the integrity of cell membranes and also works as a antioxidant
Vitamin E
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In the lung cell membranes this vitamin provides an important barrier against air pollution
Vitamin E
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Preemies need IV doses of vitamin ____ they will develop a deficiency without it
E
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Diseases of fat malabsorption are (there’s two)
Cystic fibrosis
| Hepatobiliary diseases
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The maximum transfer of vitamin ____ goes across the placenta before term delivery
Vitamin E
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The best natural source of vitamin E is
Vegetable oil (best ones are canola oil, olive, sunflower, or safflower oil
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Which vitamin can serve as a antidote for the over dose of warfarin
Vitamin K
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Which vitamin is prescribed as a medication and impacts the effectiveness of the common prescribed anticoagulant warfarin
Vitamin K
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Which vitamin is necessary for the liver to make factors. Factors and proteins plus calcium link together to prevent blood clots
Vitamin K
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Which vitamins dissolve in water
Vitamin C and B complex
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Humans cannot synthesize this vitamin therefore we must obtain this vitamin from our diet daily
Vitamin C
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Scurvy is the deficiency disease for which vitamin
Vitamin C
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A person who does not eat dark green veggies or a newborn is at risk for a deficiency of vitamin K
Know
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Food sources for vitamin ____
Green, leafy veggies of the cabbage family are best source
BroccoliC Brussel sprouts, and asparagus
Vitamin K
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Functions of this vitamin contributes to wound, burn, and fracture healing. Serves as antioxidant enhances the absorption of Fe and assists in the synthesis of hormones and neurotransmitters
Vitamin C
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You can get rid of this deficiency by eating vitamin C daily
Scurvy
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When does scurvy develop
3 months after vitamin c is eliminated from diet. You need citrus fruits
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Where is vitamin C absorbed
Small intestine
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Sources of vitamin ____ is
Broccoli, cantaloupe, red pepper. Especially if you do not eat fruits or cannot eat fruits due to acid.
Vitamin C
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Boiling, cooking, and canning fruits and veggies can lower the vitamin C content
Know
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1. Store orange juice in opaque container
2. Be ready to drink orange juice 3-4 weeks before expiration
3. Do not buy to close to expiration date
Use these steps to minimize loss of vitamin C
Know
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A dose that is 10X the RDA Is called a
Megadose
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You can obtain a recommended daily allowance for vitamin C from which veggie
Broccoli
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___ ____ ____ are to assist with energy, metabolism, growth, and development
B complex vitamins
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___ deficiency disease is beriberi
Thiamin
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Enrichment of food practically eliminated beriberi disease
Know
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Excellent source of thiamine is ___ and ___ ____ ____
Pork and whole wheat bread
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Which B vitamins are added to breads, grains, pasta, and cereal
Thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and folate
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___ is a vitamin naked for sugar(ribose) and color yellow (flavin) that excretes from the kidneys so it imparts orange-yellow color to urine
Riboflavin
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____ acts as a coenzyme and metabolizes protein and vitamins
Riboflavin
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The deficiency of ____ is called pellagra
Niacin
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___ is a coenzyme for energy metabolism synthesis of steroid hormones and fatty acids. The deficiency task resembles gloves. Used to lower cholesterol and causes flushing
Niacin
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Pharmaceutical preparation of ___ is pyridoxine
B6
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Women of child bearing age should take ___ supplement before pregnancy and early pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects, spina bifida-open spine
Folate
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Megaoblastic anemia occurs in about 5 months of poor intake (folate deficiency) poor diet with abuse of alcohol
Know
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___ ___ was added to protocol for grains to reduce the occurrence of neural tube defects
Folic acid
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Individuals who smoke need an additional 35 mg of vitamin C
Know
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Which organ is one of the main ones in the body for vitamin function
Liver
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Which vitamins are measured by International units
A,D,E
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Symptoms of scurvy are
Bleeding mucous membranes
Poor wound healing/reopening of scars
Softened ends of long bones
Teeth loosen and may fall out
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Symptoms of beriberi is
Anorexia
Weight loss
Muscle weakness/wasting
Peripheral neuropathy
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What is the deficiency disease for riboflavin
Ariboflavinosis
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Symptoms of ariboflavinosis
Lesions on lips and In mouth
Seborrheic dermatitis
Normochromic anemia
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Vitamin E name is
Tocopherol “catch all” vitamin
