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19 Cards in this Set
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Nutrient Protein
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Deficiency Kwashiorkor
Clinical Signs 1) Oedema(pot belly) 2) Growth retardation 3) Muscle wasting with retention of somesubcutaneous fat 4) Hair changes (dyspigmentation, straightness, thinness and sparseness, easy pluckability, flag sign) 5) Diffuse depigmentation of the skin 6) Flaky-paintdermatosis 7) Psychomotor change 8) Moon-face 9) Hepatomegaly |
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Nutrient ProteinEnergy
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Deficiency Marasmus
Clinical Signs 1) Growthretardation 2) Wasting of muscle and subcutaneous fat 3) Hair changes (dyspigmentation, straightness, thinness and sparseness, easy pluckability, flag sign) 4) Severe weight loss 5) Skin is dry & easily wrinkles |
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Nutrient Vitamin A |
Deficiency Xerophthalmia
Clinical Signs 1) Nightblindness (nyctalopia) 2) Bitot's spots 3) Conjunctival xerosis 4) Corneal xerosis 5) Keratomalacia 6) Xerosis of skin 7) Follicular hyperkeratosis (type1) |
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Nutrient Iron
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Deficiency Anemia
Clinical Signs 1) Pale skin 2) Pale conjunctiva 3) Koilonychia 4) Atrophic lingual papillae |
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Nutrient Calcium |
Deficiency Osteoporosis
Clinical Signs 1) Stuntedgrowth in children 2) Bone loss in adults |
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Nutrient Vitamin D (1) |
Deficiency Rickets (active) in children
Clinical Signs 1) Beadingof ribs 2) Epiphyseal enlargement(painless)- seen above 6 months of age 3) Persistently open anterior fontanelle 4) Craniotabes 5) Muscular hypotonia |
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Nutrient Vitamin D
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Deficiency Rickets (healed) in adults
Clinical Signs 1) Frontalor parietal bossing 2) Bow legs or knock knees 3) Deformities of chest (eg. Pigeonchest)
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Nutrient Vitamin D (3)
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Deficiency Osteomalacia
Clinical Signs 1) Skeletaldeformities especially of the pelvis 2) Tender bones |
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Nutrient
Thiamin-Vitamin B1 (1) |
Deficiency DryBeri-Beri Clinical Signs 1) Sensoryloss 2) Motor weakness 3) Loss of ankle or knee jerks 4) Calf muscle tenderness (Symmetric parasthesia) |
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Nutrient
Thiamin- Vitamin B1 (2) |
Deficiency Wet Beri-Beri
Clinical Signs 1) Edema 2) Cardiac enlargement 3) Tachycardia |
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Nutrient
Riboflavin-Vitamin B2 |
Deficiency Ariboflavinosis
Clinical Signs 1) Angularstomatitis 2) Cheilosis 3) Magenta tongue 4) Atrophic lingual papillae 5) Dyssebacea 6) Angular palpebritis (blepharitis) 7) Scrotal or vulval dermatosis 8) Corneal vascularization |
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Nutrient
Niacin-Vitamin B3 |
Deficiency Pellagra
Clinical Signs 1) Scarletand raw tongue 2) Pellagra dermatosis 3) Atrophic lingual papillae 4) Tonguefissuring 5) Malar & supra-orbital pigmentation (Casal’s Neck) |
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Nutrient
Pyridoxine-Vitamin B6 |
Deficiency Peripheralneuritis
Clinical Signs 1) Paleconjunctiva |
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Nutrient Folic Acid |
Deficiency 1) Megaloblasticanemia 2) Spina bifida Clinical Signs 1) Anemia 2) Glossitis 3) Pale conjunctiva |
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Nutrient Cyanocobalamine-Vitamin B12
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Deficiency Megaloblastic anemia (pernicious anemia)
Clinical Signs 1)Anemia 2) Atrophic gastritis 3) Peripheral nerve progressing to paralysis 4) Pale conjunctiva 5) Dementia 6) Paresthesia 7) Ataxia 8) Decreased tendon reflexes |
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Nutrient VitaminC
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Deficiency Scurvy
Clinical Signs 1) Spongybleeding gums 2) Petechiae (hemorrhages) 3) Ecchymoses 4) Follicular hyperkeratosis(type2) 5) Epiphyseal enlargement (painful) |
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Nutrient Fluorine (deficiency)
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Deficiency 1) Dentalcaries 2) PoorSkeletal development |
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Nutrient Fluorosis (excess) (1) |
Deficiency Dental fluorosis Clinical Signs 1) Mottleddental enamel 2) Pitting of teeth 3) Attrition |
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Nutrient Fluorosis (excess) (2)
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Deficiency Skeletal fluorosis
Clinical Signs 1) Increasebone density with calcification of ligaments
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