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Vit E

Vitamin E is used to treat and prevent hemolytic anemia due to vitamin E deficiency in premature neonates. It prevents cell membrane and protein damage and is essential for digestion and metabolism of polyunsaturated fats. Doses in clinical trials range from 400 to 1,600 units/day. Contraindications have not been identified, but high doses may prolong bleeding time. Nursing responsibilities include increasing the RDA of vitamin E if a patient is taking a large dose of iron.

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Vit E

Vitamin E is used to treat and prevent hemolytic anemia due to vitamin E deficiency in premature neonates. It prevents cell membrane and protein damage and is essential for digestion and metabolism of polyunsaturated fats. Doses in clinical trials range from 400 to 1,600 units/day. Contraindications have not been identified, but high doses may prolong bleeding time. Nursing responsibilities include increasing the RDA of vitamin E if a patient is taking a large dose of iron.

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clinical cell and prevent ations have analyses of large dose
trials range membrane hemolytic not been trials of iron, the
from 400 to and protein anemia due identified.C investigatin RDA of
1,600 damage to vitamin ontraindica g high-dose vitamin E
units/day. and is E tions have vitamin E may be
essential to deficiency not been supplement increased.
the in identified. ation have Natural
digestion premature found sources of
and neonates; evidence of vitamin E
metabolism to prevent harm. Low- are found
of retrolental dose in wheat
polyunsatur fibroplasia vitamin E germ (the
ated fats. secondary supplement richest
Maintains to oxygen ation (150 source) as
the treatment mg/day) well as in
integrity of in does not vegetable
cell neonates, appear to oils
membranes and in have any (sunflower,
, protects treatment serious corn,
against of diseases adverse soybean,
blood clot with reactions. cottonseed)
formation secondary High doses , green
by erythrocyte of vitamin leafy
decreasing membrane E may vegetables,
platelet abnormaliti prolong nuts, dairy
aggregation es (e.g., bleeding products,
, enhances sickle cell time. eggs,
vitamin A anemia, cereals,
utilization, and G6PD meat, and
and deficiency liver.
promotes and as
normal supplement
growth, in
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of muscles. syndromes)
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causes no patients on
specific diets
disease in containing
humans but large
has been amounts of
associated polyunsatur
with ated fats
increased for long
susceptibili periods and
ty of RBC in the
to patient who
hemolysis. abruptly
discontinue
s such a
diet. Also
used
topically
for dry or
chapped
skin and
minor skin
disorders.

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