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38 Cards in this Set
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Lack of Vitamin A
(retinol retinal, retinoic acid) |
Xerophthalmia
or blindness |
Solution: increase orange colored plants in the diet to add beta-carotene.
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Lack of Vitamin D
|
Rickets in children
or Osteomalacia and osteoporosis in Adults |
Solution: Increase exposure to sunlight which activates cholesterol in skin
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Lack of Vitamin K
|
lack of clotting mechanisms which can lead to hemorrhage
|
Solution: Give newborns who lack intestinal bacteria that manufactures Vit K
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Lack of Vitamin B12
|
Pernicious Anemia
|
Solution: Increase animal protein (only found in) and maintenance of intrinsic factor in stomach lining (essential for absorption)
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Lack of Thiamin
|
Beriberi
or Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome |
Increase whole grain rice
or limit alcohol consumption |
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Lack of Folate
|
Neural tube disorders in fetus
|
Solution: supplement during pregnancy or increase animal protein
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Lack of Niacin
|
Pellagra
"4 D's" (Diarrhea, Dermititis, Dementia, Death) |
Solution: supplement carefully to prevent painful skin flushing
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Lack of Vitamin C
|
Scurvy
|
Solution: Increase fruits and vegetables in diet and stop smoking
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Lack of Vitamin E
|
Lowered antioxidant ability
|
Solution: Increase whole grains and nuts in diet
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Lack of Water
|
Dehydration
|
Increase water and decrease sodium
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Lack of Iron
|
Anemia
|
Solution: Increase Vit C, MFP factor. Limit Coffee, Tea, Tannins, Phytates and Fiber
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Lack of Calcium
|
Osteoporosis in adults
|
Increase in diet and add Vitamin D |
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Lack of Iodine
(iodide) |
Goiter
|
Add iodized salt to diet to improve thyroid function
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Lack of Fluoride
|
Dental caries
|
Add fluoridated water to diet
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Lack of Sodium
|
Fluid retention problems
|
Add to diet |
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Lack of Potassium
|
Heart muscle damage
|
Chief positive ion in intracellular fluid |
|
Lack of Iron
|
Anemia
|
Solution: Increase Vit C, MFP factor. Limit Coffee, Tea, Tannins, Phytates and Fiber
|
|
Lack of Calcium
|
Osteoporosis in adults
|
Increase in diet and add Vitamin D |
|
Lack of Iodine
(iodide) |
Goiter
|
Add iodized salt to diet to improve thyroid function
|
|
Lack of Fluoride
|
Dental caries
|
Add fluoridated water to diet
|
|
Lack of Sodium
|
Fluid retention problems
|
Add to diet |
|
Lack of Potassium
|
Heart muscle damage
|
Chief positive ion in intracellular fluid |
|
Lack of Vitamin A
(retinol retinal, retinoic acid) |
Xerophthalmia
or blindness |
Solution: increase orange colored plants in the diet to add beta-carotene.
|
|
Lack of Vitamin D
|
Rickets in children
or Osteomalacia and osteoporosis in Adults |
Solution: Increase exposure to sunlight which activates cholesterol in skin
|
|
Lack of Vitamin K
|
lack of clotting mechanisms which can lead to hemorrhage
|
Solution: Give newborns who lack intestinal bacteria that manufactures Vit K
|
|
Lack of Vitamin B12
|
Pernicious Anemia
|
Solution: Increase animal protein (only found in) and maintenance of intrinsic factor in stomach lining (essential for absorption)
|
|
Lack of Thiamin
|
Beriberi
or Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome |
Increase whole grain rice
or limit alcohol consumption |
|
Lack of Folate
|
Neural tube disorders in fetus
|
Solution: supplement during pregnancy or increase animal protein
|
|
Lack of Niacin
|
Pellagra
"4 D's" (Diarrhea, Dermititis, Dementia, Death) |
Solution: supplement carefully to prevent painful skin flushing
|
|
Lack of Vitamin C
|
Scurvy
|
Solution: Increase fruits and vegetables in diet and stop smoking
|
|
Lack of Vitamin E
|
Lowered antioxidant ability
|
Solution: Increase whole grains and nuts in diet
|
|
Lack of Water
|
Dehydration
|
Increase water and decrease sodium
|
|
Lack of Iron
|
Anemia
|
Solution: Increase Vit C, MFP factor. Limit Coffee, Tea, Tannins, Phytates and Fiber
|
|
Lack of Calcium
|
Osteoporosis in adults
|
Increase in diet and add Vitamin D |
|
Lack of Iodine
(iodide) |
Goiter
|
Add iodized salt to diet to improve thyroid function
|
|
Lack of Fluoride
|
Dental caries
|
Add fluoridated water to diet
|
|
Lack of Sodium
|
Fluid retention problems
|
Add to diet |
|
Lack of Potassium
|
Heart muscle damage
|
Chief positive ion in intracellular fluid |