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Vitamins & Minerals NBCE
Vitamins & Minerals
23
Health Care
Professional
09/08/2009

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Cards

Term

B1

 

Thiamine

Definition

Carbohydrates

 

Beri Beri (Alcoholism), Wernicke, ↓knee jerk, foot drop

 

Sensory aphasia

Term

B2

 

Riboflavin

Definition

Eyes, skin

 

Cheilosis

 

Magenta Tongue

Term

B3

 

Niacin

Definition

Circulation (precursor tryptophan)

 

Pellagra (Pruitic skin lesion)

Diarrhea, Dermatitis, Dimentia, Death

 

Fire Red Tongue

Term

B5

 

Pantothenic Acid

Definition

Fats & Carbs

 

Burning Feet

Term

B6

 

Pyridoxine

Definition

"P"

PMS, PNE, & makes you Pee!

 

Glossitis

Term

B7

 

Biotin

Definition

Muscle, skin, nerve, bone

 

Pain, Dermatitis

Term

B9

 

Folic Acid

Definition

RBC Maturation, cell growth

 

Macrocytic Anemia, neural tube

Term

B12

 

Cyanocobalamin

Definition

RBC maturation

 

Macrocytic (pernicious) Anemia, Vegans

 

Glossitis

Term

C

 

Ascorbic Acid

Definition

Collagen

 

Scurvy, ↓healing

↓smokers

Term

A

 

Retinol (from Carotenoids)

Definition

(fat soluble)

 

eyes, bone, skin

 

Night blindness (nyctolopia), hyperlipidemia

Term

D

 

Cholecalciferol

Definition

Bone

 

Ricketts & Osteomalacia

Term

E

 

Tocopheral

Definition

Heart

 

Sterility

Term

K

 

Quinone

Definition

Clotting cascade

 

Hemorrhage (contraindicated w/blood thinners)

Term

EPA

 

Omega 3

Definition

Heart, skin, blood, sugar

 

Related to EVERYTHING!!

Term
Calcium
Definition

Nerve, muscle, blood, bone

 

Tetany, hemorrhage

Term
Chromium
Definition

Carbs

 

Diabetes Mellitus

Term
Iodine
Definition

Thyroid

 

Goiter, metabolism

Term
Iron
Definition

Blood

 

Anemia

 

Glossitis

Term
Magnesium
Definition

Muscle, ligaments

 

Ligaments, muscle, fibromylagia

Term
Phosphorus
Definition

Bone, teeth

 

Balance with Calcium

Term
Sodium/Potassium
Definition

Kidneys

 

Electrolytes, water balance

Term
Selenium
Definition

Detoxification, antioxidant

 

Aging, cancer, etc.

Term
Zinc
Definition

Immune System

 

Related to EVERYTHING!!! (smell, taste, prostate)

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