title: Use and misuse of vitamins in the elderly.
abstract: Illnesses that may cause vitamin deficiencies include gastric atrophy, alcoholism, and primary biliary cirrhosis, which hinders assimilation of vitamins A, D, and K. A diet history, which should be obtained by a dietitian, is helpful for diagnosing vitamin deficiencies in a geriatric patient.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D001361:Avitaminosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins