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Case study 4: While working in an extremely impoverished area of the world where the primary and some days, the only substantial) food source is corn, you are approached by a young woman who has the largest, reddest tongue you have ever seen. You agree to examine her because she complains of other symptoms. You notice a severe rash that is particularly prominent on the areas of her body most often exposed to sun, her face, neckline and hands, and her legs below her skirt. The woman also complains of feeling depressed and apathetic, suffering from memory loss, and having frequent diarrhea. Vitamin: Deficient or Toxic levels: Case study 5: An extremely thin young woman comes to you compidining of the following symptoms: diarrhea, confusion, general weakness and fatigue, irritability and frequent headache. She also notes she consumes large amounts of alcohol daily, and has struggled with eating disorders. She is not a vegetarian While she is talking, you notice that her tongue is smooth and very red. You decide to do a blood work-up, which reveals that many of her red blood cells are abnormally large and immature. Vitamin:
Case study 6: A middle-aged man comes to you complaining of fatigue and tingling in his hands and feet. While he is talking, you notice that his tongue is very smooth and red. You decide to do a blood work-up, which reveals that many of his red blood cells are abnormally large and immature. This man has been the strictest of vegans for at least 15 years. Vitamin: Deficient or Toxic levels: Case study 7: A male college student comes to you with what he describes as "strange symptoms." He says his joints hurt, simple cuts seem to take a long time to heal, and his gums bleed easily, even when he is just eating. Additionally, his teeth feel loose-he asks you if he is imagining that. He feels like he gets sick more often than his friends do. An examination shows some little pinpoint hemorrhages under his skin, like bright red tiny freckles. This young man hates fruits and vegetables, and since moving to college, has barely touched any because since moving away from his home, he "doesn't have to." After examining him, and reviewing his eating habits, you do not think his symptoms are very strange at all! Vitamin: Deficient or Toxic levels: Case study 8: While working in an impoverished area of the world, you see a young patient with very dry bumpy skin. This patient complains of dry eyes, diarrhea, joint pain and getting sick a lot," especially colds and coughs. During the exam, there is a loss of electric power and soon you realize that your young patient cannot see you in the dim light. Vitamin: I Deficient or Toxic levels:
Case study 10: During the Industrial Revolution in Britain, most children of the poor were put to work, in mills, factories, workhouses (more wretched than many prisons), and even in coal mines. Often, these children would be up before dawn, and at their place of work. They could expect to work anywhere from 12-16 hours/day and 6 days /week (until laws were passed in the 1840's children as young as five worked). They got up in the dark, and went home in the dark. Food was of poor quality, and there was not much of it. If children were late to their jobs, they were beaten; if they became exhausted and drowsy at their jobs, they were beaten. Often, children were sold into their jobs by their parents in a desperate attempt to find them food and shelter. So, in this case study, you have a young boy, Jacob, who works in a textile mill--- he must be there and on the job by 6 am, and works until 8 pm. During busier times, he works from 5 am to 9pm. His growth is stunted, and his life expectancy is probably no more than 20-25 years, if he is lucky. Upon his death, his skeleton, if examined, will show the signs of several deficiencies. What major vitamin deficiency might you expect to see in Jacob, and why? (We will revisit Jacob in next week's lesson). Vitamin: Deficient or Toxic levels: