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LPN: Nutrition- Minerals

NameSymbolFunctionSourcesDeficiency
Calcium Ca Bone and teeth formation, helps blood clotting, BP Green leafy vegetables, fortified OJ, Small fish w/bones: salmon, oysters, sardines & Dairy: milk, milk products, cheese, yogurt, eggs Rickets (pre mature infants), osteoporosis, Tetany
Chloride Cl Fluid & electrolyte balance Table salt, snacks, seafood *Rare- chronic diarrhea & vomiting
Magnesium Mg bone formation, CHO metabolism & protein synethesis Green vegetables, grains, seafood, chocolate and nuts Hallucinations & Tetany
Phosphorus P Energy metabolism Fish, nuts, legumes, eggs, milk, poultry Weakness and bone pain
Potassium K Fluid & electrolyte balance, nerve impluse transmission & muscle Salt substitutes, baked potatoes (w/ skin),orange juice, green leafy vegetables & Fruit: cantaloupe, banana, watermelon Hypokalemia: s/s- Muscular weakness
Sodium Na Fluid & electrolyte balance & nerve impluse transmission /muscle conduction Table salt, Milk/milk products, Processed Foods: sausage, bacon, cold cuts Hyponatremia: s/s- diarrhea, cramps, nausea
Sulfur S (blank) All protein food: meat, poultry, fish, nuts & soy UNKNOWN
Iron Fe O2 carrier = O2 transport via hemoglobin & myoglobin Clams, oysters, red meats, liver, dry fruits & legumes: navy and lima beans Anemia: s/s- Intolerance to cold temp., fatigue, impaired cognition & wound healing
Zinc Zn Vitamin A transport, tissue growth & wound healing meat, egg yolk, fish, poultry diarrhea, nausea, weight loss, imparied wound healing
Iodine I Component of thyroid hormone, helps growth, development & metabolic rate of thyroid Iodized salt, salt water seafood, bread Hypothyroidism & Goiter
Selenium Se Works as an antioxidant with Vitamin E Seafood, liver & grains ( grown in selenium rich soil) Heart Disease
Copper Cu Used in the production of hemoglobin & used in energy metabolism Organ meat, seafood, nuts, seeds Anemia, Bone Abnormalities
Manganese Mn Component of enzymes involved in fat synthesis, growth, reproduction, blood clotting. Whole grains, tea, pineapple, strawberries & kale *Rare
Fluoride Fl Formation & maintenance of tooth enamel, Role in bone formation & integrity Fluoridated water, seafood, tea Susceptibility to dental decay
Chromium Cr Cofactor for insulin meat, whole grains, nuts & cheese Impaired glucose tolerance & Insulin resistance
Molybdenum Mo Works w/ riboflavin to incorporate iron into hemoglobin Milk, Bread, grains, legumes Unknown
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