Question

1. A 3 year old child is admitted to the hospital for a severe case of measles, but on physical examination it is found that he has rickets, characterized by bowed legs. Diet and social history indicates his mother relies on apple juice for the child's beverage only. Due to the mother's work schedule and fear of violence in the neighborhood, the child only plays indoors. What vitamin is the child deficient in? Why is not playing outside an issue? What foods and beverage should the mother be offering her child? A women has just given birth to a daughter with a birth defect; malformation of her outer ear. The mother's labs also indicate mild liver damage. In questioning the mother about diet and medications, she reveals that she has been taking a very high dose vitamin supplement throughout her pregnancy. She since vitamins are necessary to our health than more is better. What vitamin could have caused these toxicity signs and symptoms? What upper limit (UL) dose was the mother taking? What sensory system does this vitamin support the function of (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste)? What are some good food sources of this vitamin? 2. 3. What vitamin acts as an antioxidant? What are some food sources of this vitamin? 4. An elderly man was found to have chronic nose bleeds that were difficult to stop? What nutrient may he be deficient in? (Please be aware nose bleeds can have many other causes, a physician should be seen to diagnose). What foods should be included in his diet? 5. You are a volunteer with the Red Cross in a developing country and you find the following situation exists. Young children relying on un-enriched rice porridge show symptoms of fatigue/muscle weakness, apathy, confusion and poor memory. They constantly cry out to you "I can't, I can't" in their native language. What vitamin deficiency do they have? What is this deficiency called? How can it be prevented from recurring?

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