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Vit Deficiency Condi
Pharm quiz 4, vitamin deficiency conditions
Term | Definition |
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Vitamin A | Dry skin, poor tooth development, night blindness |
Vitamin D | Rickets, Blood phosphorous defecit, Blood calcium deficit |
Vitamin E | Breakdown of Red blood cells |
Vitamin K | Increased blood clotting time with resulting bleeding and hemorrhage |
Vitamin B1 | Sensory disturbances, Retarded growth, Fatigue, Anorexia, Wernicke encephalopathy |
Vitamin B2 | Blurred vision, Photophobia, Cheilosis, Rash on nose, Numbness of extremities |
Vitamin B3 | Retarded growth, Pellagra, Headache, Memory loss, Anorexia, Insomnia |
Vitamin B6 | Neuritis: caused by INH therapy, Seizures, Dermatitis, Anemia, Lymphopenia |
Vitamin B12 | GI disorders, Poor growth, Anemia |
Vitamin C | Poor wound healing, Bleeding gums, Scurvy, Increased incidence of infection |
Folic Acid | deficiency during the 1st trimester of pregnancy can cause neural tube defects such as spina bifida or anecephaly of the fetus. |