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9. Nutrition Flashcards

1
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What vitamin deficiency is associated with bleeding problems?

A

Vitamin C - disrupts/weakens the blood vessel walls (without vitamin C, you can’t crossbridge collagen)

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What is the main problem with thiamine deficiency?

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ATP depletion (pyruvate dehydrogenase doesn’t work)

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3
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How does thiamine deficiency lead to dry beri beri?

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Takes a lot of ATP to make myelin

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4
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What does wet beri beri refer to?

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Cardiomyopathy in thiamine deficiency (wet = edema)

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5
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Patient with IV with dextrose suddenly develops nystagmus, ataxia, confusion - what happened?

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Thiamine deficiency - the sugar used up all the thiamine and lead to acute Wernicke encephalopathy

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6
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What is pellagra?

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Niacin deficiency - dermatitic rash in sun exposed areas

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7
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What amino acid is used to make niacin?

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Tryptophan

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8
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What side effect is associated with niacin?

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Flushing

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9
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What vitamin is an important cofactor in the synthesis of heme?

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Pyridoxine (B6)

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10
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What is the most common cause of B6 deficiency?

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Isoniazid

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11
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Why do patients with B6 deficiency develop neuro symptoms?

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Trouble making neurotransmitters

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12
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Eating lots of raw eggs - what vitamin deficiency?

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Biotin

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13
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What vitamin do you need to form oxaloacetate?

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Biotin

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14
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Glutathione peroxidase requires what cofactor?

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Selenium

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15
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Old person with smell and taste deficiency, rash on the face, poor wound healing - what mineral is deficient?

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Zinc

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16
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What patient population is particularly zinc deficient?

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Diabetes

17
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Soluble vs. insoluble fiber can lower cholesterol?

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Soluble

18
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What 2 diseases do you restrict protein in?

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  1. Chronic renal failure

2. Cirrhosis of the liver (cannot metabolize ammonia)

19
Q

What’s the most common benign tumor in women?

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Uterine leiomyoma

20
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What’s the most common benign tumor in men?

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Lipoma

21
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What does adenoma mean?

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Benign tumor of a gland

22
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Carcinoma vs. sarcoma?

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Carcinoma - malignancy of epithelial tissue (squamous, adeno - glands, transitional cell - GU tract)

Sarcoma - malignancy of connective/mesenchymal tissue

23
Q

What’s the benign version of melanoma?

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Nevus

24
Q

S100 stains thing developed from what?

A

Neural crest

25
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16 year old girl with LRQ pain and X ray shows calcifications?

A

Teratoma - calcification can be teeth, bones, etc.

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