1
Q
Water
A
- Dry skin, hair, mucous
- poor skin turgor
- increased HR and respirations
- OH
- Confusion
- sunken eyeballs
2
Q
Protein
A
- dry, dull hair
- pallor
- peripheral edema
- pressure ulcers
3
Q
Carbohydrates/energy
A
- decline in body weight
- pallor
- extremely poor dentition
4
Q
Fats
A
- emaciated
- epidermal flaking
- fissuring of the skin
- large flakes of dandruff
5
Q
Vitamin A
A
- night blindness
- difficulty in adapting to changes
- scleral changes and dry eyes
- gingivitis
- pigment changes
- dry skin
6
Q
Vitamin C
A
- swollen gums, bleed easily
- transparent skin quality
- weakness
- delayed wound healing
7
Q
Vitamin K
A
- Petechiae
- wound bleeds readily
8
Q
B complex proteins
A
- pallor
- pale eye membranes
- hyperpigmentation
- redness or swelling of the mouth
- mouth sores
- purple discoloration of the tongue
- swollen gums, bleed readily
- confusion
- muscle cramps
- anemia
9
Q
Zinc
A
- decreased sense of taste
- dull, dry, thinning hair
- Seborrhea-like dryness and redness of the face
10
Q
Iron
A
- Pallor
- yellow, discoloration of the skin
- soft, spoon-shaped nails
- easily fatigued
- dyspnea
- anemia
11
Q
Copper
A
- thinning of hair
- pigmentation changes
12
Q
Magnesium
A
- dehydration
- neuromuscular hyperexcitability
- confusion
13
Q
Calcium
A
- acute NM hyperexcitability and dysrhythmias
- skeletal deformities
- idiopathic and compression fractures
- bone pain
- dry scaling skin an dhiar
- brittle nails
14
Q
Phosphorus
A
- skeletal deformities
- idiopathic fractures
- bone pain
15
Q
Selenium
A
- Decreased ability to fight infection
- muscle pain
- muscle wasting
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