deficiencies of vit. and minerals
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roxiedavis on February 14, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 vitamin a | night blindness, rough dry skin, |
| vitamin d | rickets, osteomalacia |
| vitamin e | anemia |
| vitamin k | increased risk of bleeding |
| vitamin c | scurvy, a hemorrhagic disease with bleeding, pain, and weak bones |
| vitamin b1 | beriberi, loss of appetite, weakness of leg muscles, difficulty walking |
| vitamin b2 | cheilosis, tongue inflammation, sensitive eyes, scaling and burning skin |
| vitamin b3 | gastro intestinal disturbances, sensitive dermatitis |
| vitamin b6 | anemia, delayed nervous system function |
| vitamin b12 | pernicious anemia- lack of the intrinsic factor |
| calcium | weak bones, poor blood clotting |
| chloride | memory loss, acid based disturbances, growth retardation |
| phosphorous | weakness, fragile bones |
| potassium | impaired growth, muscle cramps, cardiac arythmias, death |
| sodium | hyponatremia, edema of lower extremeties caused when water is in higher concentration than sodium |
| fluoride | increased dental carries |
| iodine | goiter- enlargement of thyroid gland |
| iron | anemia- low RBC and hgb |
| zinc | decreased immune function, delayed sexual development, poor growth |
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