FINAL Summer 2013 Flashcards
Acrodermatitis enteropathica is caused by deficiency of which micro element?
A. Selenium
B. Iron
C. zinc
D. cooper
C. zinc
These pathologies could develop in ariboflavinosis, except ______
A. cheilosis B. superficial interstitial keratitis C. peripheral polyneuropathy D. dermatitis with location behind ears E. all of the above could develop in ariboflavinosis
C. peripheral polyneuropathy
Which vitamin is present virtually in all food but can easily be destroyed while heating?
A. niacin B. riboflavin C. cobalamin D. pyroxidine E. thiamine
D. pyridoxine
Glossitis and cheilitis are associated with deficiency of which of the following vitamins?
A. ascorbic acid and retinol
B. niacin and folic acid
C. thiamin and cobalamin
D. tocopherol and retinal
B. niacin and folic acid
Subperiosteal hematomas could result from the deficiency of which vitamin?
A. tocopherol B. thiamine C. vitamin K D. cobalamin E. ascorbic acid
E. ascorbic acid
Deficiency of which of the following vitamins is manifested by a syndrome characterized by retrograde amnesia, confabulation and the inability to acquire new information?
A. retinol B. tocopherol C. thiamine D. pyridoxine E. riboflavin
C. Thiamine (B1)
Which tissue is stable?
A. lymphoid B. osteoblasts C. neutrophils D. epithelial cell E. smooth muscle cells
B. osteoblasts
What is NOT associated with kwashiorkor?
A. apathy
B. hepatomegaly
C. loss of hair colour
D. emaciation of extremities
D. emaciation of extremities
Which statement is correct?
A. anemia of folate deficiency improves with administration of vitamin B12
B. anemia of vitamin B12 deficiency improves with administration of folates
C. Either statement is correct
D. neither statement is correct
B. anemia of B12 deficiency improves with administration of folates
Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord results from deficiency of which vitamin?
A. tocopherol B. cobalamin C. pyridoxine D. ascorbic acid E. thiamine
B. cobalamin
Vitamin K deficiency could result in development of which pathology
A. hemorrhagic disease of newborn
B. Korsakoff’s psychosis
C. delay of wound healing
D. ataxia
A. hemorrhagic disease of newborn
Hepatomegaly and liver fibrosis could result from which condition?
A. vitamin B1 hypovitaminosis
B. vitamin B12 hypovitaminosis
C. vitamin A hypervitaminosis
D. vitamin K hypervitaminosis
vitamin A hypervitaminosis
Ophthalmoplegia could result from deficiency of which vitamin?
A. tocopherol B. thiamine C. vitamin K D. cobalamin E. ascorbic acid
B. thiamine
What is not a manifestation of marasmus?
A. anemia
B. hypoalbuminemia
C. multivitamin deficiency
D. emaciation of extremities
B. hypoalbuminemia
TIA is associated with which sequela of thrombosis?
A. organization
B. propogation
C. resolution
D. recanalization
C. resolution
Which pathology is associated with venous infarction?
A. Sheehan’s syndrome
B. Horton’s disease
C. Sjogren’s syndrome
D. Ischemic stroke
A. Sheehan’s syndrome
Xerophthalamia is a manifestation of which disease(s)
A. systemic lupus erythematosus B. Sjogren's syndrome C. Vitamin A deficiency D. A + B E. B + C
E. B + C
In the acronym CREST, the letter “S” means which of the following?
A. Sclerodactyly
B. Sclerosis
C. Scleroderma
D. Stasis
A. Sclerodactyly