This document provides information on the daily requirements, sources, effects of deficiency, and treatment for vitamins A, D, E, and K. It states the recommended daily amounts of vitamins A, D, E, and K, lists common food sources, describes symptoms of deficiency, and outlines tests and treatments for hypervitaminosis.
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1. VITAMINS DAILY
REQUIREMENT
SOURCES EFFECTS OF
DEFICIENCY
HYPER
VITAMINOSIS
INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT
A
RETINOL 750袖g/day
Carrot
Papaya
Fish
Broccoli
Night
Blindness
Xerosis
Bitot spot
Abdominal
pain
Nausea
Vomiting
Arthralgia
Hair loss
Hepatomegaly
Serum retinol
level
Ophthalmoscopy
INFANTS
1,00,000 IU orally
CHILDREN &
ADULT
2,00,000 IU orally
D
CALCIFEROL 200 IU/day
Sun light
Butter
milk
Cereals
Rickets
Osteomalacia
Fatigue
Joint pain
Mood swing
Nausea
Vomiting
Drowsiness
Constipation
Serum calcium
levels
Serum phosphate
level
Serum alkaline
level
X ray of wrist/
knee joint
60,000IU once in
4-6 weeks
500-1000mg of
calciumto
correct rickets/
osteomalacia
E
ANTI
STERILITY
VITAMIN
10mg/day
Olives
Almond
Apricot
Pine nuts
Plant oils
Spinach
Sterility
Muscle
weakness
Ptosis
Dysarthria
Dehydration
Haemolytic
anemia
Visual
scotoma
Muscle
weakness
Fatigue
Nausea
Diarrhoea
Blood routine
Serum
electrolytes
Serum
tocopherol :
cholesterol ratio
15-20mg/day
orally
K
CO-
AGULATION
VITAMIN
80mg/day
Avocado
Green
apple
Cabbage
Beans
Spinach
Easy bruising
of skin
Nose bleed
Gum bleed
Haematuria
Heavy
menstrual
flow
Nausea
Diarrhoea
Dizziness
Cramps
Fatigue
Head ache
Prothrombin
time
Partial
thromboplastin
time
Platelet count
10mg IM for
3-5 days