Vitamins & Minerals Flashcards
(33 cards)
B1
Thiamin
B2
Riboflavin
B3
Niacin
B6
Pyridoxine
B12
Cobalamin
BeriBeri
Thiamin
Pellagra
Niacin
Pernicious anemia
Cobalamine
Scurvy
Ascorbic Acid
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
Iron deficiency
Only mineral deficiency that can cause cancer:
Iron deficiency
Results in goiter
Iodine deficiency
Squamous metaplasia
Vitamin A
Scandinavian woman has difficulty swallowing. What do you think she has?
Plummer-Vinson (due to iron deficiency)
Low fat, normal albumin, wrinkled face
Marasmus
Low protein, high carbs, low albumin
Kwashiorkor
Big liver
Kwashiorkor
Mental retardation, edema
Kwashiorkor
Muscle wasting
Marasmus
Somatic compartment
Proteins in muscle - Marasmus
Visceral compartment
Proteins in liver - Kwashiorkor
Marasmus and Kwashiorkor are examples of:
Protein energy malnutrition (PEM)
Impaired collagen formation:
Scurvy (Ascorbic Acid/Vitamin C deficiency)
Plummer-Vinson increases risk for:
Squamous cell carcinoma