Clinical Signs of Malnutrition Table11-5

Question 1

Dry, flaky, scaly skin

Answer 1

Vitamin A, vitamin B-complex, linoleic acid deficiency

Question 2

Petechiae/ecchymoses

Answer 2

(bleeding into skin that appears as a small red or purple dot- a broken capillary)
Vitamin C, Vitamin K deficiency

Question 3

Follicular hyperkeratosis (dry, bumpy skin)

Answer 3

VItamin A, Linoleic acid deficiency

Question 4

Cracks in skin, lesions on hands, legs, face, neck

Answer 4

Niacin, tryptophan deficiency

Question 5

Pellagrous Dermatosis (hyperpigmentation of skin exposed to sunlight)

Answer 5

Niacin deficiency

Question 6

Nasolabial seborrhea

Answer 6

Riboflavin, vitamin B6 deficiency

Question 7

Acneiform forehead rash

Answer 7

vitamin B6

Question 8

Eczema

Answer 8

Linoleic acid

Question 9

Xanthomas (excessive deposits of cholesterol)

Answer 9

Excessive serum levels of LDL or VLDLs

Question 10

Dull, dry, sparse hair

Answer 10

Protein, zinc, linoleic acid

Question 11

Hair color changes

Answer 11

copper or protein deficiency

Question 12

Corkscrew hair

Answer 12

Copper deficiency

Question 13

Foamy plaques on eye (bitots spots)

Answer 13

Vitamin A def.

Question 14

Dryness of eye (xerophthalmia)

Answer 14

Vitamin A def.

Question 15

Softening of eye (keratomalacia)

Answer 15

Vitamin A def

Question 16

Pale conjuntivae

Answer 16

Iron, vitamin B6, B12 def.

Question 17

Red conjunctivae

Answer 17

riboflavin def

Question 18

Blepharitis

Answer 18

Vitamin B-complex, Biotin deficiency

Question 19

Glossitis (beefy red tongue)

Answer 19

vitamin b-complex def.

Question 20

pale tongue

Answer 20

iron deficiency

Question 21

papillary atrophy

Answer 21

niacin def

Question 22

papillary hypertrophy

Answer 22

multiple nutrient def

Question 23

magenta/purplish tounge

Answer 23

riboflavin def

Question 24

Cheilosis (vertical cracks in lips)

Answer 24

Riboflavin, niacin

Question 25

Angular stomatitis (red cracks at sides of mouth)

Answer 25

Riboflavin, niacin, iron, vit b6 def

Question 26

Bleeding gums

Answer 26

vitamin C def.

Question 27

Brittle, rigid, spoon shaped (koilonychia)

Answer 27

Iron def.

Question 28

splinter hemorrhages

Answer 28

vitamin C def.

Question 29

Pain in calves and thighs

Answer 29

thiamine def.

Question 30

osteomalacia

Answer 30

vitamin D, calcium def.

Question 31

Rickets

Answer 31

Vitamin D, Calcium def.

Question 32

Joint pain

Answer 32

Vitamin C def.

Question 33

Muscle wasting

Answer 33

protein, carb, fat def.

Question 34

Peripheral neuropathy

Answer 34

thiamine, vitamin B6 def.

Question 35

hyporeflexia

Answer 35

thiamine def.

Question 36

Disorientation, irritability

Answer 36

Vitamin B12 def.