vitamin deficiencies

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deficiency in vitamin A =

night blindness
deficiency in vitamin B1 (thiamine)
- muscular weakness
- muscular neuropathy and atrophy
deficiency in vitamin B2

sores within mouth (cheilosis)
deficiency in niacin

skin rashes and disturbances
deficiency in vitamins B6 and B12
- anemias
- can be given via injection for very fatigued pt's
deficiency in vitamin C

scurvy
deficiency in vitamin D
- effects bones, weakened bones
- rickets, easily fractured
deficiency in vitamin E

hemolysis
deficiency in vitamin K

hemorraging
deficiency in folic acid

pancytopenia (decrease in all blood counts- RBC, WBC, thrombocytes, etc.)

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vitamin deficiencies

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vitamin deficiencies

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2011-10-23T21:26:14Z

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